On the morning of 30 July 1929, a man carrying a small axe entered the upper terrace of the Sri Maha Bodhi in Anuradhapura and struck one of its principal branches several
A new survey by the Claims Conference has highlighted a disturbing decline in Holocaust awareness among young Germans, with one in nine adults unaware of the atrocity, and a quarter unable to
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Over more than a thousand years, Venice transformed from a modest refuge into a dominant Mediterranean power. Despite various crises and encircling empires, the Venetian Republic avoided foreign rule, revolution, and collapse.
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The following excerpts are adapted from an article published by The China Academy. -Editors In his address, Mr. Trump expressed a profound sense of purpose, believing he was saved by God to
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The death of Lucius Cary, the 2nd Viscount Falkland, at the First Battle of Newbury in 1643 has long been a subject of fascination. While many have interpreted his fatal charge toward
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A fresh dispute has erupted over the origins of the ancient bronze statue known as Victorious Youth, currently housed at the Getty Villa Museum in Los Angeles, with Italian cultural authorities now
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Unity Mitford, the British debutante who became infamous for her infatuation with Adolf Hitler, has left behind a chilling and revealing account of her time within the Nazi regime, now brought to
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The Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, one of the world’s most popular cultural destinations, has made the unconventional decision to reduce the number of visitors it welcomes each year. Emilie Gordenker, the
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Jimmy Carter’s lifelong commitment to improving U.S.-Cuba relations has come into sharp focus with the recent publication of a 2004 interview by the National Security Archive. In the interview, released alongside declassified
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To say Manmohan Singh was a great man would be to state the obvious. He was a brilliant political leader, a visionary thinker, an outstanding economist, a superb academic, a fabulous leader
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Harold Wilson, one of Britain’s most left-wing prime ministers, is shown to have had a close relationship with MI5 during his time in office, according to newly declassified files from the National
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Newly declassified MI5 files have unveiled that Queen Elizabeth II was aware of the treachery of Anthony Blunt, a Soviet spy and member of the notorious Cambridge Five, over a decade before
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Recently declassified MI5 files have unveiled how British officials worked to maintain the UK-US “special relationship” during the Cold War by appeasing J. Edgar Hoover, the FBI’s long-serving director. As reported by
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An Extraordinary Individual The cultural affinity shared between India and Sri Lanka is a bond which cannot be fathomed from the normal measurements of geopolitics. It echoes the deepest spiritual heritages derived from
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by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor The curious episode of Donald Trump’s fascination with Greenland is more than just an odd historical footnote. It reveals a complex and often unspoken chapter in the
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The Times has reported that declassified documents reveal King Charles III, then Prince of Wales, expressed skepticism over Margaret Thatcher’s nuclear defense strategy during the Cold War. His concerns, raised in 1983,
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