The names of foreign places can be filled with an inexplicable magic, as all travellers know, even in an age when this magic ...

The Battle of Salamis was one of the decisive battles of world history, in which the small city-states of ancient Greece joined forces to take on the mighty Persian Empire. After the defeat and death ...

By VOA Persian FILE - This undated photo of Pakhshan Azizi circulated on social media on July 24, 2024. The Iranian Kurdish civil activist has been sentenced to death.

The pontoon bridges were first used in 480 BC by Persian king Xerxes I during his invasion of Greece. These bridges were also used by the Zhou dynasty in China during the 11th century BC.

Human Rights Watch, in its "World Report 2025," warned of the worsening human rights situation in Iran. Citing evidence and reports, the organization highlights intensified repression of women and ...

The middle-class tax cut was projected to help more than 90% of people in BC. “Eby’s plan will exempt an additional $10,000 of individual income from tax every year – providing a tax cut of over ...

State television said the base was built at a depth of 500 meters (1,650 feet) somewhere in the Gulf, showed tunnels with long rows of what it said were a new version of Taregh-class radar-evading ...

The S&P 500 and Dow each saw their biggest weekly rally since the week during which Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election in early November. Partner Center Most Popular ...

In 1945, the victorious Allied powers gathered in San Francisco to draft a charter for the United Nations, the foundation of a new global order that would make another world war impossible. The ...

You can get in touch with Jess by emailing j.thomson@newsweek.com. A massive asteroid the size of the Empire State Building is zooming towards our planet this weekend. The asteroid, named 2024 ...