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The region knows that Iran won the war—and is hedging its bets as a result.

Despite a pause in hostilities during the rickety ceasefire U. S. -Iran ceasefire, the number of American casualties has ticked up to 423.

Trump’s Beijing trip shows that the wind is blowing in China’s direction.

Washington should no longer be liable for Israeli misdeeds.

AIs are increasingly perceiving our world, but in order to comprehend it, our user interfaces must operate in reverse.

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At a time when other public officials and the media are talking less about climate change, Sheldon Whitehouse remains fiercely outspoken. He delivered his 307th climate speech on the Senate floor this month and is pushing back against the recent trend of “climate hushing. ”

Her case shows how abortion bans have left hospital lawyers, not doctors, deciding who gets care — and how lawmakers and regulators have failed to change that.

The changes come after ProPublica reported that charges for crimes related to homelessness have skyrocketed under Mayor Tim Keller. In 2025, people were charged 1,256 times for obstructing sidewalks — nearly six times the number in the previous eight years combined.

Led by Puerto Rico’s representative in Congress, five House members have called on the Department of Justice’s inspector general to examine why election fraud charges were not pursued “despite reported findings and evidence. ”

California wants to phase out fossil fuels, but still needs gas. That makes for messy politics and a frontrunner saying "I need Chevron. "

As Washington turns transactional and Beijing rises, Europe must convert its economic weight into genuine strategic power.

What happened: Last Thursday, a Turkish court removed the leadership of the country's second-largest party, CHP, effectively disabling the most

“Europe cannot afford not to have an independent satellite navigation system, ” a senior official at the European Space Agency declared 26 years

“I was relatively young when I became a mother. No one around me understood what I was going through, ” Eszter Pollák recalls. She's still emotional wh

A century later, the meaning of Abd el-Karim and the Rif Rebellion is still up for grabs.

Trump’s bad bargains have shaken a complacent continent.

The private letters of famed literary critic Harold Bloom offer an ethical guide for politics.

A recent Supreme Court decision threatens a core democratic principle.

“They said I shouldn’t have children. I didn’t agree with that. ” Hannelore Trtil has a learning disability. She was sterilised without her consent, an