Journal of Archaeological Science Despite disco being centuries away, residents of 17th century Italy may have had a hankering for cocaine. Preserved human brains from Milan tested positive for ...

A new study of 17th-century remains from a crypt in Milan shows traces of an active component of the coca plant in the subjects’ brain tissue. This suggests Europeans used coca leaves earlier ...

Russian broadcaster RT's editor-in-chief, Margarita Simonyan attending a Kremlin event. She is a Moscow firebrand outspoken in advocating for President Putin. Russian broadcaster RT's editor-in ...

Russia said it suspended flights at three of Moscow's four international airports. Russian officials reported shooting down 144 drones, including 20 over Moscow. One woman died in the Ramenskoye ...

Ukraine claimed the strike destroyed military warehouses in Toropets, a town in Russia’s Tver region about 380 kilometers (240 miles) northwest of Moscow and about 500 kilometers (300 miles ...

Russia's Defence Ministry said on Tuesday that it has retaken control of Snagost, a village in its western Kursk region on the border with Ukraine. Footage released by the Ministry purportedly ...

A wave of Ukrainian drones targeted power plants and a refinery near Moscow, according to Russian media reports. DW has the latest. A fire broke out at a refinery southeast of the capital Moscow ...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia and Ukraine exchanged over 100 prisoners of war each on Saturday as Kyiv marked its third Independence Day since Moscow's full-scale invasion. Ukraine said the 115 ...

The Kimbell Art Museum announced on Friday that it has acquired a long-lost 17th-century painting depicting the Christian saint Mary Magdalene. For perhaps the first time since its creation ...

A fire ripped through a building in the center of Moscow with images of the latest unexplained blaze to hit Russian territory being shared on social media. The fire started on the second floor of ...

Russian officials said Ukraine launched a massive drone attack early Sunday, hitting several regions in Russia, including power and refinery plants in Moscow and the nearby city of Tver.

Russia and Ukraine exchanged over 100 prisoners of war on Saturday as Kyiv marked the third Independence Day since Moscow's full-scale invasion. The Russian Defense Ministry said the 115 Russian ...