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A fine arts museum in Belgium has returned a painting to the heirs of a German Jewish couple who had their property stolen by the Nazi regime before World War II. ‘Blumenstilleben,’ (Still Life with Flowers) painted in 1913 by German artist Lovis Corinth, was among dozens of artworks stolen …

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There’s no such thing as a guaranteed Olympic gold medal. Winning one, in the vast majority of cases, will be the conclusion of years of blood, sweat, and toil. It’s not something that is handed to you on a plate. But heading into the Beijing Winter Games, Kamila Valieva seemed …

A French museum has gotten one of its most valuable artifacts back thanks to the savviness of Dutch art detective Arthur Brand, nicknamed the “Indiana Jones of the art world,” who managed to find the statue of Roman god Bacchus almost half a century after it was stolen. The Musee …

North Korea confirmed on Monday that it fired a Hwasong-12 intermediate-range ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan – its most powerful missile test in over four years and seventh since the start of the year. “The inspection firing test was conducted for the purpose of selectively inspecting the ground-to-ground …

Judging by the way past US leaders have described their rivals, you’d think Washington has been fighting against the likes of Darth Vader. On March 8, 1983, then-President Ronald Reagan branded the Soviet Union, America’s Cold War adversary, as an “evil empire” that was the “focus of evil in the …

The UK-based media company Space Entertainment Enterprise plans to launch a film studio and sports arena into space, aiming to dock its core module at the International Space Station by December 2024. The multipurpose structure will initially serve as part of the ISS’ “commercial arm,” Axiom Station, which hopes to …

Maltese lawmaker Roberta Metsola has been appointed to the largely ceremonial role of presiding over the EU Parliament, succeeding Italian politician David Sassoli, who passed away at the age of 65 earlier this month. Metsola, 42, who has been serving as a member of the European Parliament for Malta since …

One of the most shameful legacies of America’s failed war effort in Vietnam is the lasting damage done by Agent Orange (AO). AO was a powerful herbicide used by the American military in Operation Ranch Hand, which was launched in January 1962, to clear foliage to build bases and transport …

Since then, 800 individuals have passed through its doors, suffering unimaginable ill-treatment – today, 39 remain detained, in effective legal limbo, with no clarity as to when or even whether they will ever be released, despite in most cases having been charged with no crime, and there being little or no …