From the fall of Rome to the rise of Christianity, Tom Holland's books offer a modern lens on ancient history. Here, we rank ...

Crude oil futures climb on Iran sanctions and sharp U.S. inventory draw, fueling a bullish short-term oil outlook despite IMF ...

WTI oil is mostly flat as traders react to new Iran sanctions. From a big picture point of view, traders remain worried about ...

Africa is no longer a peripheral arena—it’s becoming a central platform for Moscow’s global strategy. The West should beware.

The Persian empire pioneered women's rights. Other contemporary cultures made jokes about it and considered Persians unmanly.

It’s one thing to decry forever wars. It’s another thing to cut the wires on the detonator. Yesterday’s piece “The America First Quake That Could Stop World War III” is a de-facto prequel to today’s ...

The Taliban may allow Washington to take control of Bagram air base. In return, the US may help end the Taliban’s diplomatic ...