In Ukraine, Russia seeks neither decisive military triumph nor territorial aggrandisement for its own sake. The deeper ...

On August 12, a total solar eclipse will pass over western Europe, with the “path of totality” falling across Spain, the ...

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The world’s maritime system now revolves around two interconnected clusters of chokepoints. In the west lies the energy and ...

Direct, uninterrupted access from the Caspian to the EU, bypassing Russia and Iran, the West’s uncompromising rivals, offers ...

The domains of the Habsburgs formed a politcal and cultural patchwork that would come under increasing strain.

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Link found between super-agers, or people with exceptional longevity, to inherited DNA from Ice Age hunter-gatherer ...

What lay hidden in its riverbed once changed the world’s diamond trade. That legacy has given this Indian river a sparkling ...

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India’s influence today extends well beyond South Asia. Its economic gravity increasingly shapes outcomes across West Asia, ...