The French traveller Bernier was profoundly amazed by the diversity and abundance he witnessed in East Bengal, now Bangladesh. Unfortunately, much of these traditions and wealth have become relics of ...

French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to announce possibly hundreds of millions of euros in renovation work for the ...

DOZENS of demonstrators attacked several foreign embassies in the Democratic Republic of Congo capital Kinshasa today. The Rwandan, French and Belgian embassies were targeted by protesters demanding ...

Ponchaud’s 1977 book “Cambodge, année zero” was one of the first detailed accounts of the horrors that unfolded after the ...

The Episcopal Cathedral of St. John the Divine in Manhattan is hosting an exhibition on Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, ...

Venice transformed from a modest refuge into a dominant Mediterranean power. Despite various crises and encircling ...

India is marking its 76th Republic Day today (). This year’s celebrations are extra special as the Constitution, which came into effect on this day in 1950, marks 75 years. As we observe this day with ...

Egyptians rose up en masse against foreign powers that had seized control of the country’s financial and political assets.

From South Korea to the United States, there are multiplying signs of democratic crisis in today’s world. The root of the ...

The Scientific Revolution, spanning 1500 to 1700, was a transformative era, when new ideas were more readily embraced in the ...

“Versailles: Science and Splendour” is at London’s Science Museum through April 21, 2025.

He was 96. One of the most polarizing figures in French politics, Le Pen made Islam and Muslim immigrants his primary target, blaming them for economic and social woes. He also repeatedly denied ...