THE SOVIET Union was a brutal regime fronted by dangerous, power-hungry madmen who ruled with a vice-like grip. Sound ...

Two women who fled North Korea have been telling the United Nations about the plight of people still living in the country ...

The flame-red Eierland lighthouse at the northern tip of Texel is the Dutch island’s most prominent landmark. On a dark night ...

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A monument to Soviet dictator Josef Stalin erected in Moscow's metro is stirring debate, with some Russians welcoming it as a historical tribute, but others saying it's a mistake to commemorate ...

A monument to Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin erected in Moscow’s subway is stirring debate, with some Russians welcoming it as ...

Ukraine became independent when the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, but its defense industry continued to be intertwined with ...

Volodymyr Zelensky declared Ukraine was ‘bringing out people home’ after the first stage of a large-scale prisoner swap took ...

The European Union has allocated €16.4 billion (in current prices) to security- and defence-related activities under the multiannual financial framework (MFF) 2021-2027. The funds help support ...

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