soccer did not become France’s No. 1 sport until the 1930s-40s. Cycling previously captivated audiences thanks to the Tour de France. “There’s also the fact that from the Second World War ...

The Panama Canal has spent the past few years battling extreme weather, with the El Niño phenomenon and severe drought ...

German armed forces signed an unconditional surrender, bringing the Second World War in Europe to an end. To celebrate the ...

But why is it a two-minute silence when a one-minute silence is more commonly observed for many commemorations in other ...

Some World War II bombs had tiny propellers on the front or both front and back. Could these really steer the bomb? If not, ...

Russia has invited BJD chief Naveen Patnaik for a special reception in honour of his father – Biju Patnaik – on Victory Day, ...

NASA quietly renamed a building that once honored Nazi scientist Kurt H. Debus — only 80 years after World War II.

The 69-year-old will become Leo XIV as he succeeds the late Pope Francis, who brought the Peruvian-American to the Vatican ...

The first computer virus was created by two Pakistanis. As India initiates Operation Sindoor, which threatens to escalate ...

The violent crisis between India and Pakistan is exactly the kind of international emergency that would once have prompted a ...

Like the other ceremonies and traditions that accompany the advent of a new pope, his newly chosen name will be imbued with ...