Archaeologists have identified a 250-year-old shipwreck uncovered on a remote Scottish beach. A mix of science and historical sleuthing found that it's an 18th-century naval warship and whaling vessel ...

An ICIJ reporter tried to capture the "opulence and neglect" inside a tiny African state that had squandered its oil riches — ...

Are today’s elected leaders incapable of addressing public problems in a serious, respectful, bipartisan manner? If your answer is yes, I’ll concede that you have a strong case. Congress just ...

There are various obvious clues that summer has arrived in full: the end of the school year; the inevitable travel chaos at ...

France’s pullout from West Africa follows two precepts. By dropping Françafrique, President Macron pulls two popular flags ...

At Les Bassans in Brittany, travelers will find cool sea air, Nordic-inspired spa rituals, and unfussy hospitality from the ...

A new home for the Hamburg State Opera is meant to increase the city’s international standing. But some say its choice of ...

Explore how the rise of the BRICS bloc is challenging France's historical dominance in West Africa, reshaping political, economic, and military alliances in the region.

The first ancient Greek colonies were established as early as the 8th century BC, while wide colonization continued through ...

The agreement does not grant France’s 172 years-old Pacific colony independence, either immediately or in the future.

He plays fast and loose with the chronology, and the uninitiated could get lost in the long series of failed rebellions and ...