A sweetly melancholy song about the consolation of birdsong. A lovely descant graces the second half.

Archaeologists excavating at Hadrian’s Villa outside of Rome have unearthed a marble slab dedicated to Summanus, the god of nocturnal lightning.

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Due to Scotland's temperate climate, textiles from the past are rare finds for archaeologists. But when conditions are just right and they've been preserved, they create a lot of excitement as they ca...

Russian drone attacks on Kyiv on 25 September killed five people and injured 43, including two children, with 25 casualties admitted to hospital.

Alexander Lukashenko says Belarus has no spare potash fertiliser capacity for large-scale supplies to the US, despite Donald Trump announcing plans for a major deal

Umar Kremlev, who helped pay for Trump Jr.’s wedding, is tied to a group accused of abducting Ukrainian children and was honored by Vladimir Putin a month before the wedding.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said Moscow was deliberately targeting places where civilians gather, seeking to inflict maximum casualties, spread fear, and coerce Ukraine into concessions.

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko has said nine people were injured after a Russian drone struck the SSU building in the Shevchenkivskyi district.

The latest overnight attack came just a day after another massive Russian strike damaged homes, schools and infrastructure across Odesa.

The Guardian’s chief culture writer Charlotte Higgins on why she was inspired to learn Ukrainian and what it taught her about its people

The Guardian’s chief culture writer Charlotte Higgins on why she was inspired to learn Ukrainian and what it taught her about its people. Help support our independent journalism at <a…

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Consular officials will be trained to spot visa applicants who might become dependent on public benefits, the State Department said.

Marine protected areas are designed to safeguard parts of the ocean from human impacts, including offshore oil and gas extraction and industrial fishing practices.