The director of the CIA is responsible for overseeing the agency’s clandestine operations and advising the president on national security matters.

In the Peruvian Amazonian city of Iquitos, the first wave of COVID-19 brought unprecedented chaos and a black market in oxygen and mass graves.

In these sequences, our brains crave certainty and patterns. Sometimes there really is something meaningful behind the patterns we observe. But often, we’re simply reading into randomness.

Anthony Albanese burst out of the blocks to announce a cash-splash in the Sunshine State, but with very few seats likely to come Labor’s way, why start there?

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So why are so many homes today still not made for our climate?

One of the largest studies into diet and disease so far has shed new light on how easy, cheap lifestyle changes can help everyone to reduce their cancer risk.

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False alerts, like the one sent out on Jan. 9 in Los Angeles, can contribute to confusion and anxiety.

The Danish-controlled island is coveted by some external actors who see the vast territory as a vector for precious minerals and great-power politics.

Mayor Parker may also have to grapple with the incoming Trump administration on issues of immigration enforcement in Philly, which is currently a sanctuary city.

Lebanon’s parliament elected a new president on January 9 after a two-year political deadlock and 13 failed attempts. Joseph Aoun met the threshold for victory in the second rou ...