Ukrainian winemaker and US veterans team up to show the best of Ukraine, a glass at a time
Group of former American military officers who served in Kyiv are teaming up with a Ukrainian winery to bring a taste of the ...
Albania to create a Vatican-style, Bektashi state in Tirana
Albania will create a sovereign Muslim state in Tirana for the Bektashi religious order, along the lines of the Vatican in ...
A train station was once the pride of Syria’s capital. Some see it as a symbol of revival after war.
A train station in Damascus was once the pride of the Syrian capital, an essential link between Europe and the Arabian Peninsula during the Ottoman Empire and then a national transit hub ...
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The Dream of Russia
She fomented wars between Austria and Turkey, kept the Danubian provinces in a chronic state of revolt ... was sure of a triumphal entrance into the Ottoman capital. He marched into Moldavia ...
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State of emergency declared in Trinidad and Tobago amid exceptionally deadly year
Trinidad and Tobago has declared a state of emergency after a spate of killings over the weekend added to what was already an exceptionally deadly year for the Caribbean nation. Under emergency ...
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California Makes Marijuana a Wellness Industry
In the state of California, in recent years, thousands of people—disproportionately people of color—have been arrested or jailed on marijuana-related charges. (Under a provision in the state ...