In 480 BC, Persian forces led by King Xerxes I burned down the city of Athens, as well as the Acropolis, in what is called “the Persian Destruction of Athens.” The destruction of the great city took ...
FILE: Johnny Grant, the honorary Mayor of Hollywood, poses with from left, Rabbit, Winnie the Pooh, Eeyore and Tigger during an LA ceremony 11 April 2006, ...
In 1453, the Battle of Castillon delivered the final blow to England’s ambitions in France. After more than a century of conflict, the balance of power shifted decisively. French artillery and tactics ...
Classic car owners and groups from all over show up for the 140-mile rally. Flagstaff has much to celebrate this year. The nation’s birthday cake has 250 candles. It’s been 150 years since pioneers on ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a defense analyst, and cover the economics of Pentagon spending. The latest war in the Middle East, initiated when Israel and ...
WASHINGTON, March 2 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that the U.S. and Israel's war against Iran may take "some ‌time" but it will not take years. The U.S. and ...
For nearly half a century, the Islamic Republic of Iran — the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism — has killed and maimed American citizens and service members through its own forces and proxy ...
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP likes to launch his military campaigns on a weekend. In June, during a 12-day war started by Israel, American forces bombed Iran’s nuclear sites on a Sunday. They captured ...
As Russia and Ukraine enter their fifth year of war, we check in with NPR's Joanna Kakissis for a snapshot of the key developments throughout these past four years and what the future of the war looks ...
Looking up above Ukraine’s snaking front lines, some drones zip toward far-away targets while others hover lower— buzzing right above the heads of soldiers on the contact line, searching for their ...
The Kremlin said its "main goal" in Russia's war with Ukraine is the "safety" of people in the eastern Donbas region, on the fourth anniversary of the full-scale invasion. Dispute over control of ...
KYIV, Ukraine, and MOSCOW — When the Kremlin launched its all-out invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the assumption in Moscow, and much of the West, was that Russian forces would take the country in a ...