Vladimir Putin is no genius, but occasionally he is right. After the U.S. and Ukraine agreed to a ceasefire, Russia’s president stated that any such deal had to address the root causes of the war.

In 1943, ethologist Konrad Lorenz proposed the concept of “kindchenschema” or “baby schema”—a set of physical attributes that humans find cute. These features—round cheeks, big eyes, a high forehead, ...

Heorhii Tykhyi, spokesperson for Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, commenting on the published transcripts of ...

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Human history is marked by war, conflict, and violence. From ancient tribal battles to modern political tensions, aggression has shaped our species. It is not confined to warfare; it appears in sports ...

Five days before his Inauguration, Donald Trump had a tense phone call with the Prime Minister of Denmark and made clear that he wanted to take possession of the self-governing Danish island of ...