As the war in Ukraine rages on, both sides seem to be preparing to launch large-scale offensives. While Russia continues building up troops in Belarus, as well as in southern Ukraine, at this point...
Armenians living in Nagorno-Karabakh – a mountainous region internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan, although it has effectively been under Armenian control for three decades – seem to...
The Ukraine war will almost certainly last throughout 2023. The very nature of the conflict suggests that it will end only when Russia completely withdraws its troops from the Eastern European...
Towns can be like people, some more Christmas-loving and others more grinchy. And if you are like the former, you've probably dreamed of experiencing a fairytale Christmas, where the streets have...
In the popularized American version of Christmas, the religious celebration displays many natural and cultural aspects of Western Europe. Think of snow, a fir tree, and reindeer; or Christmas...
Russia has resumed attacks against Ukraine's cities and energy infrastructure using Iranian-made drones. There are also indications it is willing to assist the Iranian regime's brutal crackdown on...
Hollie Booth, University of Oxford Countries from around the world have voted to limit the global trade in sharks under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites). Trade in...
People are drinking less than ever. According to a 2021 Gallup poll, 60% of Americans say they drink. That’s down from 65% in 2019. While that number might not seem all that staggering, it’s an...
Ever since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, dozens of thousands of Russians have found a haven in Serbia – the only European country that has not imposed sanctions...
Amid the Ukraine war, and the upcoming energy crisis, the last thing Brussels seems to care about is the enlargement of the European Union. Yet several Balkan countries, having spent decades in the...
