Undeterred by Napoleon’s brief return to power in 1815, Alexander sought to confirm his status as Europe’s saviour with the ...

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he takes full responsibility for his administration's "war on drugs", in a ...

This often noisy exercise in projection is wholly dismissive, for example, of concerns that the man, as the conservative commentator Matthew Parris put it in The Times, is “a slob, a cheat, a ...

The collapse of the Soviet Union greatly reduced the West’s fear of another world war—a fear that had led Western leaders to ...

In the meantime, the assassinations started piling up. In 1904, Governor-General Nikolai Bobrikov was the first to be taken down by the Finns. Soon after, Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich, a relative ...

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A peace settlement to end a major war can be an opportunity to reorder the world. After the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte in ...

When the riots broke out, Nicholas instructed the city commandant to take firm measures and sent troops to restore order. It ...

Trump is targeting Khalil in the same way the US once targeted Emma Goldman to deport thousands of legal immigrants.

Queen Camilla opted for a sentimental brooch as she attended the Commonwealth Day Reception at Marlborough House. The royal was beaming as she joined King Charles to meet with guests for the annual ...

In 41 BC, Cleopatra hosted a dinner to celebrate the Roman leader Mark Antony, who was a well-known party animal. Twelve ...