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Alexander the Great is one of the most famous generals of the ancient world. By the age of 32 he had conquered a massive ...

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Europe's most underrated country is as pretty as Croatia or Greece but without the tourists and has the added benefit of having incredibly cheap wine on offer.

American society throws up niche subcultures all over the place. There’s a small group of people that specialise in making cakes that look like everyday objects, and from such a group has ...

In the Ottoman era, “Turk” essentially meant “Muslim.” A Catholic Albanian, a Greek Orthodox, or a Jew who converted to Islam ...

Bulgaria, situated in the eastern Balkans, has been undergoing a slow and painful transition to a market economy since the ...

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There’s no sign as yet that 2025 will bring a let-up in the protests of the previous 12 months as public anger over a planned lithium mine threatens to converge with student protests. The new ...