The altar in the chapel of the Blessed Michael McGivney Apartment complex in Erbil is covered with dust and debris after an apparent drone strike. As many military analysts feared, the U.S. and ...

Long before modern astronomy, the Assyrians were already observing the night sky. In this video, we explore an ancient Assyrian star map—what it shows, how it was used, and what it tells us about the ...

The Star Wars universe continues to capture new audiences as it expands with new shows and movies under Disney’s ownership. For these fans, there are decades of older Star Wars movies to explore, ...

A wall relief fragment depicting Ashurbanipal between two gods: Ashur and Ishtar. (Heidelberg University) In May 2025, archaeologists excavating ancient Nineveh announced the discovery of a ...

When we are impacted by the reality of war Christians need a strong theological foundation rooted in Scripture not doctrinal tradition that emerged from another context with questionable bias. Rather ...

Meanwhile, Iran continues attacks on Gulf states as UAE officials say a Dubai resident has been killed by falling shrapnel.

Tourism infrastructure including hotels, UNESCO heritage sites and civil airports are increasingly being targeted in wars. A growing global coalition led by the World Tourism Network is urging the UN ...

Across the globe, iconic monuments and sacred sites—from Bamiyan to Palmyra—bear the scars of conflict, showing how war can erase culture, memory, and history in an instant. Here is a look at seven of ...

Buried in the deserts of the Near East, Egypt, and Central Asia, ancient libraries with troves of knowledge and wisdom have been uncovered.

An exhibition of 3,000-year-old artefacts at Battersea power station gives Egypt’s most ambitious, self-aggrandising pharaoh a chance to emerge from Tutankhamun’s shadow ...

President Trump said he solved eight wars at the first meeting of the Board of Peace on Feb. 19. The eight wars figure also includes two disputes from Trump's first term and one where the U.S. is not ...

President Trump said during his State of the Union address that he ended eight wars in his first 10 months back in office. The US was involved in six ceasefires or peace agreements since January 2025, ...