Now, Ankara is using similar tactics in Syria, offering both economic and political support to enhance its influence ... not seen since the Ottoman Empire. The benefits don’t stop at sea.

The gold-domed Saint Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, one of Europe’s largest Orthodox churches, stands as a city landmark, while the 2nd-century Roman ruins of Serdica reveal Sofia’s past as an important ...

Population surveillance. The carrying of identification while traveling. Add to that the public presence of diverse religions ...

An Osaka Metropolitan University historian has found that the Ottoman Empire’s seeming religious tolerance stemmed from ...

The finest ever map of the cosmic microwave background - the faint evidence of the universe's early form - has yielded ...

Washington, D.C.'s iconic cherry blossoms reached the 2025 peak bloom on Friday, March 28, the National Park Service said, about a week after the city kicked off its annual Cherry Blossom Festival.

A great way to find them is to use the interactive map created by the ... cherry blossoms at their peak bloom, says the National Parks Service (NPS). The NPS defines its peak bloom date as ...

How the bold, hopeful visions of self-determination in Britain’s eastern colonies curdled into a more militant nationalism by the end of the second world war.

A team of dozens spent weeks in the Rwenzori Mountains capturing drone photography, GPS coordinates, and ground-penetrating ...

The ex-wicketkeeper batter, who went on to play over 200 international matches for Pakistan, claimed that "match-fixing was at its peak" during the 1990s. Notably, Rashid played for the nation ...