Alan Hollinghurst has a well-earned reputation as one of the great stylistic writers of our time. If this praise sounds overly exuberant, consider the beguiling opening paragraph from a prior novel, ...

Donald Trump's proposal to "take over" Gaza and relocate its population has raised concerns about potential regional instability. But how are the conflicts in the Levant rooted in its history of ...

The age of empires seemed to be a thing of the past. But now there are signs that some world leaders hanker after imperial ...

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Out of necessity, then, the National Socialists had to derive most of their financing via membership fees, storm troopers ...

The central bank cut rates for the third time in about six months as it said economic growth had been weaker than expected.

The Bank of England cut interest rates by a quarter-point and some policymakers wanted a bigger move to offset a slowdown, ...

Chicago has always provided a place for the disenfranchised, whether from the Mexican Revolution in the early 20th century, ...

A new study claims to have identified the first speakers of Indo-European language, which gave rise to English, Sanskrit and ...

Ever since a giant gorilla scaled the Empire State Building with a beautiful damsel in his hand in 1933's King Kong, ...