The Avars rose as a dominant ethnic group in Europe, where their conflicts with the Byzantine Empire reshaped the landscape of the Balkans.

Chess is widely seen as a great equalizer. Players from every social, racial, and economic class have squared off across the ...

Leaders from across the European Union are meeting Thursday to grapple with rising oil and gas prices caused by the war raging across key energy producers and sh ...

A deep dive into the iconic late-night block that shaped the tastes of a bleary-eyed, post-ironic generation of comedy fans.

A Belgian court ruling on March 17 has paved the way for the last surviving former Belgian official, Étienne Davignon, to ...

Princess Cruises, a US-based firm with 17 ships travelling American and international routes, has quietly raised its service charge for onboard extras by between 18% and 20%. The charge is added to ...

The Peasants’ Revolt of 1381 was one of the largest and most dramatic popular uprisings in medieval Europe. But what do we really know about this celebrated event in English history? The rising was ...

Throughout history, there have been a few individual years that brought sudden, widespread devastation. Mortality surged, governments struggled to maintain order, disease spread faster than available ...

Japanese classics, DC Environmental Film Festival, Bleak Week, and AFI’s New African Film Festival are making it a season for cinephiles.

The Thirty Years’ War began as a religious conflict but quickly expanded into a devastating struggle for power across Europe. Nations were drawn into a cycle of violence that lasted for decades, ...

In “Chain of Ideas,” Ibram X. Kendi argues that a modern form of xenophobia has come to dominate conservative movements across the world.

Florida hides real-life castles from coral fortresses to pink palaces. These magical spots feel straight out of a fairytale.