Birth of Persian mathematician, poet and philosopher Omar Khayam. 1152: Eleanor of Aquitaine marries Henri of Anjou, handing the ...

Ten days of intense diplomatic maneuvers by Europeans and the US ahead of the meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, were insufficient ...

Kirill Dmitriev, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), called the results of the negotiations between Russia and ...

In highly anticipated peace talks, Russian and Ukrainian officials agreed to exchange 1,000 prisoners, the war’s largest swap ...

The head of Russia's delegation Vladimir Medinsky said that Moscow was satisfied with the progress. Read more at straitstimes ...

After days of confusion and theatrics, direct peace talks between Ukrainian and Russian negotiators took place Friday in Istanbul for the first time since the start of the war, resulting in an ...

Vladimir Medinsky cited several historical examples of when negotiations took place while the war was not over ...

A new historical novel by an Alton author follows the fortunes of three men drawn together by the Napoleonic Wars.

In 1813, following his disastrous invasion of Russia, Napoleon faced a desperate battle to save his empire. His enemies were gaining in strength, as Prussia and Sweden joined the Sixth Coalition ...

Britain and Russia were notably enemies during the Crimean War (1853-1856). However, the two countries briefly clashed during ...

By now, the Russian euphoria that greeted improved relations with Washington this spring has diminished, but many Russian ...