This course examines the art and architecture of the Byzantine empire from its sources in Late Antique Rome to its fall in 1453 as well as its influence in the Orthodox Christian art of Russia, Greece ...

Byzantine-era monuments in Istanbul, Turkey, formerly the Byzantine capital city known as Constantinople, are being covered ...

American entrepreneur's $200M Russian food empire falls prey to political tensions, risking US business interests in the region. Secretary of State Marco Rubio weighs in on Glavprodukt's crisis as ...

amid mounting concern about the pro-Russia agenda pushed by billionaire Vincent Bolloré's sprawling and increasingly rightwing media empire. French Sunday newspaper readers woke up this past ...

Ukrainian forces have responded to Russian efforts to expel them from one part of Russian territory by launching a large number of attacks on another border area, using drones, artillery and troops.

A Russian missile struck a hotel in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih, killing four people and injuring 31, with rescuers still searching for anyone trapped in the rubble, officials said ...

Russia’s Ministry of Defence said it had retaken the village of Lebedevka in its western region of Kursk, and taken the village of Novenke, across the border in Ukraine’s Sumy region. Russian ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin had mocked French President Emmanuel Macron's speech where he called Russia a threat to Europe and France by making a comparison with Napoleon Bonaparte's failed ...

Kyiv and Moscow have had separate discussions with Washington about a temporary pause on strikes on energy sites and a cease-fire in the Black Sea. By Ivan Nechepurenko and Constant Méheut Ivan ...

Zelenskyy said Thursday that Russia is preparing to launch a major offensive. LONDON -- At least four people were killed in the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro by a massed Russian overnight drone ...