The smell of tangerines, the sound of chimes, the glitter of garlands — these attributes of the New Year seem eternal and ...

Their roles remain deeply rooted in Russian folklore and remain central to winter celebrations. Russia’s winter holidays ...

Discover winter events in Healdsburg, from jazz festivals and live theater to wine tastings, film screenings, outdoor hikes and seasonal celebrations like Pigs and Pinot and the Steelhead Festival.

We were the children of 1812.” That was when Napoleon invaded Russia; two years later Russian forces entered Paris. They ...

While much of the world celebrates Christmas on December 25, several countries including Russia, Ukraine, Serbia and others ...

We’ve verified footage from across the Gaza Strip where the Hamas-run government media office says at least 12 people have been killed in flooding. We also used radar analysis to measure the extent of ...

Lubomyr Luciuk For the Herald Every year, I celebrate Christmas twice: once on 25 December, when I go to church, sing carols, and share a good meal with ...

Image from video posted on social media on November 27, 2025 reportedly showing Russian heavy equipment moving into Pokrovsk under the cover of fog. Carl von Clausewitz’s On War, the foundation of ...

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has ruled that skiers from Russia and Belarus should be allowed to participate in qualification events for the 2026 Winter Olympics, providing they meet the ...

GENEVA (AP) — Russian skiers and snowboarders won a court ruling on Tuesday to apply as neutral athletes for qualification events to the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics after nearly four years of being ...

GENEVA (AP) — Three skiers from Russia and six from Belarus — including former Olympic and world champions — were approved Wednesday to compete in qualifying events for the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter ...

Exactly 85 years ago — on Nov. 30, 1939 — the USSR’s aggression against Finland began. This “Winter War,” as it came to be known, was part of the Soviet leadership’s grand plan to divide Eastern ...