Archaeologists in northern France have discovered a vast Bronze and Iron Age settlement that may once have been a regional ...

Two months later, in May 1916, Buckley re-enlisted under the alias Gerald Sexton, and joined the 13th Battalion in France in January 1917. He fought at Bullecourt and through the third battle of Ypres ...

It crossed to France in late November, and moved into the trenches of ... The battalion had to wait until the emphasis of British and Dominion operations switched to the Ypres Sector of Belgium in mid ...

The 2025 edition of Gent-Wevelgem in Flanders Fields will once again start from the Menin Gate in Ypres, a memorial to the victims of World War I, and end on Vanackerestraat in Wevelgem.

Ryan Chan is a Newsweek reporter based in Hong Kong, where he previously had over a decade of experience at a local newspaper, covering China and current events around the world. His focus is on ...

Explore Gordes, one of France’s most picturesque villages, located in the heart of Provence. This historic hilltop village offers incredible views, charming stone houses, and winding streets filled ...

It's April 1918 and in the trenches of Northern France the Battle of the Lys, also known as the Fourth Battle of Ypres is underway. 22 year old Aníbal Augusto Milhais from the Portuguese ...

Night - Cloudy with a 51% chance of precipitation. Winds from WSW to SW. The overnight low will be 35 °F (1.7 °C). Mostly cloudy with a high of 46 °F (7.8 °C) and a 61% chance of precipitation ...

Night - Mostly clear with a 53% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 8 to 14 mph (12.9 to 22.5 kph). The overnight low will be 39 °F (3.9 °C). Mostly cloudy with a high of 48 °F (8.9 °C ...

Chemical warfare: Arguably the first modern weapon of mass destruction, chemicals were first used by Germany at the Second Battle of Ypres, France, in 1915, when chlorine gas was released over ...