More than 250 specialised classes – over a third of them militarised – are set to function in schools of Russian-occupied Luhansk Oblast in the new academic year starting on 1 September. Source: ...

Engines growled, kids’ jaws dropped and the crowd’s eyes opened wide in awe as Seattle Cossacks rolled into Everett’s Fourth of July parade with vintage Harleys and matching maroon uniforms. Over a ...

The Warden High School mascot, the Cougar, cheers in the back of a flatbed truck during last year’s Warden Community Day parade. Children try to catch oversized bubbles at Warden Park at the Warden ...

Today, India and Russia are collaborators, as are China and Russia, whilst China and India are perceived as adversaries jostling for global space with long-standing border disputes left unresolved -- ...

20:00, Sun, Aug 24, 2025 Updated: 20:01, Sun, Aug 24, 2025 Disturbing footage from inside a Russian summer camp has reportedly revealed children as young as eight being prepared for combat through ...

Ukraine is celebrating its 34th Independence Day on Aug. 24, 2025. To mark the occasion, we’ve asked the staff of the Kyiv Independent to share their favourite fact about Ukrainian history, culture, ...

On Sunday, August 24, Ukraine marks the 34th anniversary of the declaration of independence. The holiday was established to commemorate the adoption by the Verkhovna Rada of the Ukrainian SSR on ...

ROSTOV REGION, Russia, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Scores of schoolchildren enjoyed a riverside adventure in southern Russia this week, but it was no ordinary holiday camp. With military instructors shouting ...

This summer, the Shanghai Museum unveiled its latest blockbuster exhibition, “Legends of the Dragon: The Ancient Civilization of Hongshan Culture.” To date, it is the most comprehensive display of the ...

Scientists bought “snake liquor” in North Korea and identified its contents as the country’s first confirmed records of three venomous species of pit vipers. Photo from Getty / iStockphoto In hopes of ...