Kendrapada: Around 40,507.56 hectares of forest land has been encroached upon in Odisha, said Kirti Vardhan Singh, minister of state for environment, forest and climate change in the Lok Sabha.

"In combat, they would just charge forward from the tree line, like in a World War II movie," Ihorovych recalled. Assaults during World War II often had high casualty rates. He said his troops ...

Russia said that discussions with Washington were underway regarding potential peace talks to end the war nearly three years after Moscow’s full-scale invasion. By Paul Sonne Reporting from ...

Russian and Western experts have weighed in after US president Donald Trump said he had spoken to Vladimir Putin about bringing an end to the war in Ukraine. In an interview with the New York Post ...

The first punches have been thrown between the United States and China in what could amount to a short-lived trade dispute with limited economic fallout or the start of yet another lengthy and ...

We'll be back soon with more updates on the war in Ukraine. Before we go, here is a rundown of what has been happening over the last 24 hours: Ukraine is believed to have taken more territory in ...

POKROVSK REGION, Ukraine — A dire shortage of infantry troops and supply routes coming under Russian drone attacks are conspiring against Ukrainian forces in Pokrovsk, where decisive battles in ...

Hostages freed before Saturday’s exchange have expressed relief and joy, while descriptions of the torment they endured are trickling out. By Isabel Kershner An executive order from President ...

WASHINGTON — During the height of World War II, more than 900 service members, civilians and crew aboard the U.S. Army Transport Dorchester sailed through the North Atlantic for Greenland.

Russia is publicly demanding more details from the Trump administration about how the US plans to bring about an end to the war in Ukraine. Mr Trump's peace envoy to Ukraine, General Keith Kellogg ...

When contemplating what stories to write and include in her memoir about her involvement in World War II, Ardes Shea chose the ones that told the beginning of “radical ideas” such as women’s ...

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