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Since mid-August, the British Museum has been mired in a controversy over the theft of about 2,000 objects from its collections. The theft is suspected to be an inside job that took place over a period of twenty years....

The shock of Princess Diana’s death twenty-six years ago sparked countless conspiracy theories. Decades later, many have not given up the idea that Diana may have been the victim of a plot. By Sarah Bennett Diana, Princess of Wales, died twenty-five...

In October 2022 John Oliver made an eloquent case for the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Greece and blasted the British Museum over its refusal. In his show Last Week Tonight with John Oliver aired by HBO he offered...

The number of artifacts that have disappeared from the British Museum is estimated at 2,000, Chairman of Trustees George Osborne said, admitting the collection did not have a complete catalog. The U.K.'s former chancellor described the missing pieces as "small...

Stolen items from the British Museum's collection have been put up on eBay, one of the world's largest online marketplaces. Artifacts, including those from the time of Ancient Rome, were sold for $50, although their real price reaches $65,000. Among...

Oscar-winning actress and former MP Glenda Jackson has died at the age of 87, her agent has said. Jackson became an international star in the 1970s, winning Oscars for Women In Love and A Touch of Class, and receiving two...

The story of Greek presence on the island of Great Britain, the country we know of today as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, is a tale of trading, entrepreneurship, religion, royalty, and war. It is a...

Queen Elizabeth II faced a potential assassination plot during a 1983 visit to the US, newly released FBI documents show. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has released a cache of files relating to the late Queen's travels to the US,...

The US approved the future supply of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine as G7 leaders meeting in Japan welcomed the country's president Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday. Until now US President Joe Biden had effectively vetoed the transfer of F-16s, with...

King Charles III, whose coronation takes place today, May 6, is an admirer of Greece and a staunch Philhellene. His Majesty has visited Greece several times, the most recent being in March 2021, when he attended the bicentennial of the...