After amassing troops on the Ukrainian border, Russia on Thursday launched an attack in the north and south parts of the country. Several cities and places within the region are being commonly used in ...

American English speakers will typically say “kuh-TAR,” with the stress on the second syllable, which sounds like the word “tar.” British English speakers add an “a” sound more equivalent to “cat,” ...

“When I see American media, it’s always different, it’s always new, always a surprise,” said a teacher of Ukrainian and Russian languages. By Daniel Victor and Karen Zraick It is not the most ...

Inhabited by a succession of Celts, Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Scandinavians and Normans, Britain has spent centuries simmering into a confusing toponymic soup of counties, cities and castles. Over time, ...