On a quiet forest edge that once held a strategic position, detectorists uncover a story spanning two world wars: first a German steel helmet appears in the soil, then a second, revealing a rare pair ...

The story of how American troops battled Lenin’s soldiers in northern Russia may be missing from most history books—but the forgotten conflict still influences relations between nations to this day.

On Oct 3, Russia struck Ukraine’s main gas fields in the Poltava and Kharkiv regions, knocking out some 60 per cent of domestic gas production. In August, more than 100 miners had to be rescued from ...

Last week we saw the Japanese launch a surprise attack on the Russians at Port Arthur and the early stages of the ensuing Russo-Japanese war. This week, we’ll look at the final stages of the war, ...