Learn about the major world events and happenings, birthdays, and deaths that took place on July 10. Check what happened ...

Putin’s historic task, as he saw it, was to restore Russia as a major actor on the international stage. At the 2007 Munich ...

Russia’s oil exports fund the Kremlin’s splurge on defence and trickle into ordinary Russians’ pocketbooks. The technocrats ...

CHARLES KUPCHAN is Professor of International Affairs at Georgetown University and a Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. His most recent book is Isolationism: A History of America’s ...

In 1869, a group of prospectors led by Montreal mining engineer Thomas McFarlane discovered a rich vein of galena near Prince Arthur's Landing on Lake Superior, which later became the Silver Islet ...

In 1978, Time magazine donated approximately eight hundred works of original cover art to the National Portrait Gallery. The museum is dedicated to telling the stories of individuals who have shaped ...

Russia was there once. At a time when Russia was moving towards democracy, then- Russian President Boris Yeltsin was invited to join the G-7 in 1997, making the group the G-8.

Boris Yeltsin's departure paved the way for his chosen successor, Vladimir Putin. Dina Newman spoke to the former Russian president's widow, Naina Yeltsina, about that day.

Russian President Boris Yeltsin marveled at the thousands of products available in 1989 — more, he said, than top Soviet leaders could access — and the lack of long lines, an ever-present ...

Berlin is reportedly considering purchasing up to 2,500 GTK Boxer armored vehicles and up to 1,000 Leopard 2 battle tanks.

Berlin dramatically scaled back its defense spending after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. However, it is now assuming a far greater role in NATO's defense.

The giant explosion that destroyed a SpaceX Starship vehicle on the test stand this week was likely caused by the failure of a pressurized nitrogen tank, the company said.