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The narrative of Pax Aegyptiaca, seven millennia of civilization culminating with his ‘New Republic’, is part of the ...

A mammoth opening leg from Alicante to Auckland will be the longest in race history ALICANTE, SPAIN, January 21, 2026 ...

Iran’s government has said it will “defend itself and respond like never before” after US President Donald Trump threatened ...

Trouble follows oil like a shimmering slick, challenging the ideals of a presumed enlightened world. Ever since Edwin Drake’s ...

Photis Gaitanos' rough fingers adroitly untangle the venomous spikes of a lionfish from a net, throwing the exotic-looking creature into an ice-filled rubber bin along with other fish from the day's ...

As dignitaries gathered at a container terminal on the Mobile waterfront in October, their surroundings testified to a grand ...

After starting an apprenticeship at E. H. Bentall and Co LTD as a toolmaker at age 16, Cliff served his national service on the Suez Canal in Egypt as an armourer, where he joined the regiment band as ...

The extraordinary 14,000 nautical mile passage will set the tone for what is widely regarded as the toughest test of a team in sport ...

The U.S. Coast Guard says it found debris and a body after a launching a search for a fishing vessel off Massachusetts.

Ellison, who was raised in a Reform Jewish home by his adoptive Jewish parents, has long been a donor to pro-Israel and ...