In a replay of the early 1800s, China is looking a lot like the crafty Brits and the US like the doomed French.

This, as he shows, is no mean feat. He however encourages the effort precisely because it is difficult and also poses a ...

The hyperelitist world of prerevolutionary France fostered resentment among writers excluded from salons and high society.

Ten days of intense diplomatic maneuvers by Europeans and the US ahead of the meeting in Turkey were insufficient to reach a ...

A dive into François Bayrou's family history reveals a royalist great-uncle, a Christian Democrat father, a 'Bayrou boarding ...

Sir Michael Morpurgo shares the remarkable true stories behind the novel Cobweb and reveals why his early years in Sussex helped shape his writing ...

Vladimir Medinsky cited several historical examples of when negotiations took place while the war was not over ...

In May 1813, as Napoleon launches a desperate bid to save his empire following the disastrous defeat in Russia, the situation ...

Britain and Russia were notably enemies during the Crimean War (1853-1856). However, the two countries briefly clashed during ...

Switzerland is hosting Eurovision for the third time, with the extravaganza a world away from when it staged the inaugural ...

In a speech to U.S. troops, Trump bragged about his new pseudo-holidays, impersonated Macron, and said the U.S. did “more to win the war than France.” ...

President Donald Trump mocked France for its celebrations marking 80 years since the Allied victory in Europe in World War II, and said the U.S. should do more to acknowledge its own leading role in ...