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How Alexander the Great redrew the map of the world
Crowned king of Macedon in 336 BCE at the age of 20, Alexander spent just two years in Europe after Philip’s assassination, ...
The New York Times11d
The Aga Khan IV, Wealthy Leader of the Ismaili Muslims, Dies at 88
At the age of 20, Prince Karim Al-Hussaini inherited the reins of a Shia Muslim lineage and used his entrepreneurship to become one of the world’s richest hereditary rulers. By Alan Cowell The ...
BBC28d
Temples, treasures and trade: The astonishing legacy of India's Chola dynasty
Few states in the world could have conceived of economic control at such scale and depth ... economy linking the farthest shores of Europe and Asia. Copper and tin for their bronzes came from ...
The Washington Post22d
E.U. countries near agreement on easing Syria sanctions, a big policy shift
It could also bolster the international legitimacy of Syria’s new rulers ... The road map document outlines several reasons sanctions relief is in Europe’s interests. One of those is that ...
CBS News22d
Israel says troops fire on gunmen in Gaza as ceasefire enters 5th day, deadly West Bank operation continues
There was no immediate response to the incident from Gaza's Hamas rulers ... covering Europe and the Middle East. He joined the Network in 2019 as CBS News' Asia correspondent, based in Beijing ...
Channel NewsAsia Singapore14d
Syria’s rulers overhaul economy with firings, privatisation of state firms
While acknowledging the interim leaders' imperative to move fast to get a grip on the country, some critics see the scale and pace ... on post-Soviet nations in Europe. "The goal is to balance ...
Local News 814d
Birthright citizenship: Why the ‘right of soil’ is so big in the Americas
Many of them – particularly those in Asia and Africa – also turned to citizenship laws to send their former rulers a message ... in Britain and elsewhere in Europe – was the concern that ...
Foreign Policy21d
Hope Won in Syria
I studied this road for over a decade, examining maps, satellite imagery ... of Syrians fled along this road to seek refuge in Europe. If Syria was a human body, the M5 would be its aorta ...
Transparency International3d
2024 Corruption Perceptions Index: Authoritarianism and weakening democracy undermine action against corruption in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Entrenched corruption and weakening democratic institutions in the region can frequently be attributed to the dismantling of ...
The Peninsula11d
Stocks in Asia and Europe drop, dollar surges as Year of the Snake starts with bite
Hong Kong: Stock markets in Asia and Europe sank and the dollar surged on Monday after Donald Trump signed off huge tariffs on China, Canada and Mexico, and warned the European Union would be hit ...
Mass Transit3d
What can the U.S. passenger rail industry learn from Asia and Europe?
These practical steps will all help the U.S. follow Asia and Europe’s lead in creating commuter rail networks that integrate ...
Reuters26d
LNG traders divert six US cargoes to Europe from Asia
SINGAPORE, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Traders diverted at least six cargoes of liquefied natural gas that were on course for Asia to Europe earlier this month, drawn by higher European prices and amid ...