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Thousands left their homes in the United States to stand against Spanish General Franco and fascism. This is episode 58 of Stories of Resistance.

Violence erupted in Torre Pacheco, Spain, after false social media claims blamed North Africans for an assault on a local ...

After being locked in a State House vault for 24 years, a plaque honoring the New Hampshire soldiers who fought against ...

In November 1936, two unmarked German Type VIIA submarines prowled the North Sea, cloaked in secrecy as they prepared for ...

Maximilian, a young Austrian prince of the house of Hapsburg, somewhat naively accepted the offer to rule a distant and ...

At least eight people have been detained following violent clashes in the southeastern Spanish town of Torre-Pacheco.

The Baltic states are leading efforts to strengthen Europe’s ability to face a potential foreign attack and cope with its ...

The plaque honors New Hampshire veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade. In 1936, they joined forces with about 2,800 Americans to fight against fascism in the Spanish Civil War. Officials said the ...

Is it better, for the health of a society, to pardon or punish the perpetrators?” Caught “between the drive to forget and the ...

Spanish police have arrested eight people after three nights of clashes between far-right groups and North African migrants ...

During the war, the Thuilliers’ yard became a makeshift studio. Eventually, they painted a backdrop featuring classical ...