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The last time most Libyans saw Saif al-Islam Gaddafi alive was in 2021. Muammar Gaddafi’s son, who for some time had been considered his heir apparent, had not been seen for years before, to the exten

The grisly fate of more than 16,000 soldiers and civilians during the First Anglo-Afghan War serves as a timeless lesson in hubris and bad leadership

By spring 1941, the Afrika Korps was advancing across eastern Libya towards Egypt and the Suez Canal. But a dusty port town lay in their path

The conflict between Kyiv and Moscow has become one of attrition, analysts say, with both sides paying a high price for small gains

In Ukraine’s front-line city of Kramatorsk, couples separated by war risk brief reunions as Russian forces close in