The story of the dragon is attached to George fairly late. It first appears in a prologue added in the 12th century to the ...

For centuries, the people of Judaea had seen many foreign dynasts claim hegemony over them; the Greeks were but the latest.

The Maccabean revolt was widely celebrated in Zionist education, literature, and symbolism. Hanukkah was reimagined as a ...

1 Maccabees is one of the deuterocanonical books of the Bible. 2 Macc is not a sequel to 1 Macc. In fact, 2 Macc tells many of the same stories from a slightly different perspective than 1 Macc.

But other objectives have emerged. By Isabel Kershner Reporting from Jerusalem Israel’s leaders have articulated various goals for the expanding war in Gaza, spreading confusion over how the ...

April 2 (Reuters) - China launched its latest round of war games around Taiwan on Tuesday, saying on Wednesday they were code-named "Strait Thunder-2025" and were a "stern warning" against separatism.

Pressure on Russia and sanctions against it are necessary to ensure that the war and abuse do not expand further." The vast majority of war crimes cases against Russia are being investigated by ...

A bitter and bloody war in Ukraine has devastated the country, further isolated Russia from the West and fueled economic insecurity around the world. In a major mining region of Ukraine ...

US Senate will likely vote on Wednesday on a bill to halt Trump’s tariffs on Canadian imports amid economic uncertainty. These are the key events on day 1,132 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Languages: English. As diplomatic maneuvering continues over the future of the Russia-Ukraine war, officials from Moscow and Washington have issued statements about the direction of peace efforts ...