The Soviet-era emblem on Kyiv's Motherland statue has been replaced with the Ukrainian coat of arms. London sent the Hawker Hurricanes to the Soviet Union to help them fight against Nazi Germany.

A new book delves deep into the rise and fall of the Russian paramilitary Wagner Group and its close ties to Vladimir Putin.

It has become a test of endurance, demanding every last reserve of strength, costing hundreds of thousands of lives.

The flame-red Eierland lighthouse at the northern tip of Texel is the Dutch island’s most prominent landmark. On a dark night its light can be seen from Leeuwarden, 60 kilometres to the east, while by ...

Bucky Barnes' bionic arm in comics evolves from a tool of Soviet control to a hero's versatile instrument, symbolizing his ...

Once again, there's talk of peace in Ukraine — a lasting, just peace. And once again, we approach yet another “decisive” ...

Cosmos 482, the exploratory spacecraft launched toward Venus by the Soviet Union in March 1972, has finally ended its mission. The 50-year-old lander probe returned to Earth early Saturday ...

A Soviet-era spacecraft that failed to launch to Venus more than 50 years ago plunged to Earth on Saturday. The European Union Space Surveillance and Tracking confirmed the spacecraft – known as ...

It wouldn't be the first time, either. Back in 1978, a Soviet satellite spread radioactive debris across Canada's Far North You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if ...

A red installation of the word “Victory” sits outside Yubileiny Palace of Culture with its facade decorated with a mosaic portrait of the Soviet Union founder Vladimir Lenin. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP) ...

“It recalls a time when the Soviet Union was adventurous in space — when we were all maybe more adventurous in space,” said Jonathan McDowell, an astrophysicist at the Harvard & Smithsonian ...