How Alexander the Great redrew the map of the world
He conquered land across three continents, ruled over states from Egypt to modern-day India, and never lost a battle – before ...
A police officer working on Pakistan’s first polio drive of the year is killed by gunmen
A police officer working on Pakistan’s first polio vaccination drive of the year was shot and killed by unidentified gunmen.
The ancient discovery that put a Silk Road city back on the map
After unearthing a rare collection of highly prized Silk Road artefacts, a family in the Himalayas has opened a museum ...
What does Test cricket mean to the Test teams outside the World Test Championship?
Zimbabwe, Afghanistan and Ireland have no pathway to break into the league of nine teams and play few Tests. What does their ...
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Trump 2.0 and the Taliban’s Afghanistan
Afghanistan, now under the Taliban, is no longer a conflict begging to be solved with a deal. It needs a more nuanced ...
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Afghans who helped the U.S. are in dangerous limbo after Trump’s order on refugees
Tens of thousands of Afghans who risked their lives working for the U.S. government or military are now in limbo after the ...
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Art Beat Q&A: Rick Steves shares how life ‘On the Hippie Trail’ led him into the travel business
Book on Sale Feb. 4, preorder here In 2020, in the thick of the pandemic, travel writer and Edmonds local Rick Steves found ...
World Map Shows Most Dangerous Conflicts for US in 2025
Concerns persist over recent and potential conflicts in the Middle East, the Russia-Ukraine war and potential conflagrations ...
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Afghanistan: Some 260 Afghan girls complete their studies at a religious school in Kabul
Around 260 Afghan girls graduated today from the Shaykh Abdul Qadir Jilani religious school in Kabul. Access to higher education for Afghan women has been restricted since the Taliban came to power in ...
USAID Map Shows Countries Where It Spends Most Money
The map below, using USAID data released by U.S. Office of Foreign Assistance, shows the countries where USAID spent most ...
The forgotten treasure that brought a Silk Road city back to map: ‘Changing notions of a warzone’
In the aftermath of the Kargil War, Muzzamil Hussain's family unearthed a treasure of Silk Road artefacts in their ancestral ...
His father used diplomacy, he conquered the world: How Alexander became the first great general
The opening of the royal palace of Aigai to the public in 2024 reignited global interest in the life and legacy of Alexander ...