Americans once associated spheres of influence with a cynical, volatile European past. Now Washington is resurrecting them.

Behind the golden walls of the imperial harem, the real power of the Ottoman Empire often rested with its women. In this ...

One of the world’s most famous religious buildings, Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia was extraordinary when it was built in the sixth ...

Rocks from Greenland found on Iceland's west coast could link the late Roman Empire's fall to a spell of sudden climate ...

Tulips, introduced to Europe from the Ottoman Empire, quickly became luxury items ... and a futures market emerged where bulbs were bought and sold before they were even grown.

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Scholars interpret this act as a symbolic cleansing of the “house of God,” occurring just days before his crucifixion. The last 7 days of Jesus. (Map) ...

This is the astonishing moment a driver plunged 40ft off an unfinished bridge after getting confused by Google Maps, before making a miraculous landing. Rudie Heru Komandono, 61, had set up his ...

triggering mass migrations that transformed the map of Europe at the time. Regarding the collapse of the Roman Empire, this climate change may have been the straw that broke the camel’s back, said ...

Scientists have uncovered evidence that sheds light on a little-known ice age that may have contributed to the decline of the Roman Empire. "Unusual rocks," discovered in Iceland, are believed to ...

President Trump doubled down on the imposition of global tariffs despite a sustained market selloff. Photo: Mandel Ngan/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Investors have the same question as the ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...