A historical anecdote explains why the Macedonians and Spartans never went to war when king Philip conquered all of Greece.

Students and other opponents of Serbia's populist president are gearing up for a major rally in the capital, Belgrade, over the weekend as momentum builds in favor of their demands for major changes i ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

KYIV - Ukraine's top commander said on Thursday he had visited brigades defending the Novopavlivka front in the eastern Donetsk region where Russia has stepped up its assaults. "The enemy is ...

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One school in rural Bashkortostan has hung portraits of local soldiers who have died on the front lines, as well as everyday objects from the battles such as wet wipes. Weekly classes were ...

As China and Europe compete for influence in the Balkans and Hungary, large rail projects are playing a major role. DW looks at the successes and failures in their efforts, as well as a deadly ...

US President Donald Trump unveiled plans Tuesday to sell new "gold card" residency permits for a price of $5 million each -- and said Russian oligarchs may be eligible.

Ukrainian civilians scattered into neighbouring countries like Poland and Romania; some of them also made their way to the Balkans. Three years later, with Putin’s war still grinding on ...

The hero Ukrainian father pictured on a Mirror front page saying goodbye to his young son is now away from his family again – this time fighting for his country. As the third anniversary of the ...

Willem Jacobus Eijk, a former medical doctor, is widely seen as one of the most conservative of the front-runners. In 2015, Eijk helped pen “Eleven Cardinals Speak on Marriage and the Family ...