As the German right ascends, the nation is still grappling with its fascist past — and how to handle its remains.

Speakers recall pope from Poland as a sensation of the times whose steadfast faith brought humanity more freedom and true ...

On her official visit to Estonia last year, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya highlighted the need to stop putting her country "in the ...

Protests in Serbia, Slovakia, Hungary and Georgia show that the thirst for civic and national dignity is unquenchable ...

The “root causes” also refer to the Kremlin’s claims that Russia is threatened by NATO expansion after the Cold War. That reflects Putin’s desire to see the military alliance withdraw from former ...

March 12 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1912, Juliette Gordon Low organized the first Girl Scouts of America troop in Savannah, Ga. Advertisement In 1933, U.S. President Franklin D.

The far-right AfD celebrated a historic election triumph in Germany last month but that has not put to bed the grievances held by followers in the party's heartlands in the ex-communist east. The ...

When European Union leaders met in Brussels on February 6th to discuss the war in Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron called this time “a turning point in history.” Western leaders agree ...

March 11 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1824, the U.S. War Department created the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Advertisement In 1845, John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed, died in ...

There is often a gulf between what Russian President Vladimir Putin says and what he actually means. Asked about the US-backed proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine, Putin gave a long and ...

The YIVO institute, an archive, library and research institution on Eastern European Jewish civilization, recently encountered a novel problem in its 100 year history. In its early days in Europe ...