Our world has been shaped by two all-consuming conflicts - and by a global superpower stand-off that brought the world to the brink of destruction. Explore the in-depth sections below.

When Adolf Hitler co-opted it, its meaning changed forever On This Day in History On September 10, 1622, Japanese officials burned alive or beheaded 55 missionaries and laypeople alike.

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Israel launched waves of deadly airstrikes across Lebanon's northeast that killed at least 45 people on Friday, authorities ...

At least two polling sites in the US election battleground state of Georgia were briefly evacuated on Tuesday after fake bomb threats that election officials in the state blamed on Russian agents.