Two American veterans of World War II who fought to free the Philippines in 1945 are headed back to help mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Manila.

A sacred city in Sri Lanka holds an ancient carving believed to be the world's oldest map or an ancient stargate revealing the secrets of the Universe. Sakwala Chakraya is an ancient carving ...

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Russia has claimed to have captured another key Ukrainian town as it looks to consolidate gains ahead of potential peace talks pushed by Donald Trump. After months of heavy fighting, Russian ...

The alleged road map suggests that a preliminary phone call between Mr Trump and Vladimir Putin could happen in late January or early February - at which point the US President’s team would ...

Washington DC: The "Gulf of Mexico" will be shown as the "Gulf of America" to Google Maps users in the United States after the name change ordered by the Trump Administration is officially updated ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Google Maps will change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America once it is officially updated in the U.S. Geographic Names System, Google said in an X post on ...

Google Maps will display the name “Gulf of America” instead of the “Gulf of Mexico” for U.S. users once official government sources are updated to reflect the name change ordered by ...

Large swaths of land in Southeast Asia are littered with unexploded bombs dropped by American forces during the Vietnam War. By Sui-Lee Wee and Anton L. Delgado The Vietnam War ended half a ...

John Feng is Newsweek's contributing editor for Asia based in Taichung ... are closing in on the key regional city of Toretsk as maps show the state of play along the front line.

Ryan Chan is a Newsweek reporter based in Hong Kong, where he previously had over a decade of experience at a local newspaper, covering China and current events around the world. His focus is on ...

Urgent repairs are needed to conserve and repair a military museum that was created to commemorate the US servicemen who were based there during World War Two. The 306th Bombardment Group Museum ...