Following the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, the French military were in desperate need of a new service rifle. Their answer ...

Humanitarians Clara Barton and Adolphus Solomons founded the American National Red Cross in Washington, D.C. on May 21, 1881.

Associated Press Vladimir Putin has been warned it could take Russia 140 years to reach Kyiv because of the slow progress it ...

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One of the top art museums in Paris has opened a new gallery dedicated to orphaned masterpieces plundered by the Nazis.

In Kyiv, I found a mood of confidence. Ukrainians know that Russia is creaking and that Europe has their back, says Guardian Europe columnist Nathalie Tocci ...

By Markus Wacket and Alexander Hübner BERLIN, May 20 (Reuters) - Germany will acquire a 40% stake in Franco-German defence equipment group KNDS when it lists on the stock market, a German official ...

KNDS originally invested in Renk ( RNKGF) ( RKGRY) during the supplier’s 2024 IPO and later increased its holdings after ...

Mother's Day falls on May 10 in 2026. Here's how the holiday began and why it's celebrated on a Sunday.

The United States has more pressing matters than fixing Europe, but Americans cannot afford to leave Europeans unsupervised.

G7 nations must act fast to reduce rare earths and critical minerals dependency, proposes Germany's Klingbeil at Paris finance summit. Efforts focus on China reliance.

By Miranda Murray CANNES, France, May 15 (Reuters) - Polish-born director Pawel Pawlikowski wanted to show the complexities of history, instead of pushing an overly simple narrative, with "Fatherland, ...