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July 3 In Jewish History 323:  Constantine the Great defeated Licinius at the Battle of Adrianople. Constantine ruled the western half of the Roman Empire.  Licinius ruled the eastern half.  In 313 the two rulers had issued the Edict...

How Vladimir Putin’s desperate hold on power is fuelling the next revolution by Michael Petrou Illustration by Adrian Lee I. In late April, the forests surrounding Pikalyovo, an industrial city 250 km east of St. Petersburg, are still blanketed...

"The blog is mightier than the sword." --Headline for article by journalist Amit Lewinthal, israelhayom.com (2012), perhaps relevant eons ago (by social-media standards); image from PDCAST [LISTEN] On Culinary Diplomacy: Culinary diplomacy utilizes...

Hello summer! From intergalactic adventures to boat parties, artists open studios, open gardens, architecture festivals and more, there’s plenty to see and do in London in June 2016. The Resident rounds up the best events… 1The London Festival of Architecture...

“…so touching, so emotional and so real, that it cannot help but touch you…” A love renewed, a suitor spurned, a vicious attack, a struggle for healing… The Handfasting is a story of love that survives. Don’t...