Being the first to climb the siege ladder often meant certain death, yet soldiers throughout history, particularly during Roman times, eagerly competed for the honor of scaling the wall first. What ...

Guns and cannons are rarely seen in modern-day depictions of the Middle Ages, but these medieval games highlight their understated place in history.

Alessandro Arduino has researched Africa’s security affairs with a particular focus on the use of private military companies ...

Bishop's Waltham Palace (Image: Echo) 8. St Catherine’s Hill Walk.

Follow live coverage as Israel’s security cabinet approves a plan to occupy Gaza City in Netanyahu’s latest Israel-Hamas war ...

From completely pro-Palestinian Norway to sympathetic to Israel Denmark with Sweden in between. The capitals Northern European countries are evidence of the achievements and sophistication of the ...

It seems like yesterday aggrieved Blue Wiggle Anthony Field conjured a tidal wave of vitriol to pour down upon this columnist following the publication of a society “A B C D List” which ranked the ...

Editor’s note: 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. To remember history, honor fallen heroes, cherish ...

Deal after deal after deal in China-Middle East relations in February 2025. The Middle East now leads BRI investments, with Saudi Arabia accounting for nearly half of the projects. Beijing and Abu ...

Australia’s defense minister and his Philippine counterpart are meeting in Manila on Friday for talks spotlighting their ...

An expert analyzes how China is responding to a new set of global challenges. China’s growing engagement in the Middle East—heightened by the recent escalation of conflict in Gaza—has drawn ...

China is ramping up efforts to build a domestic artificial-intelligence ecosystem that can function without Western technology, as it steels itself for a protracted tech contest with the U.S.