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The pieces are in place to deal a decisive blow against Iran and, by extension, its Russian and Chinese compatriots.

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The United States is imploding. The reign of Donald Trump is not only challenging and threatening the very foundations of its ...

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Catherine the Great: individual empress, mother of the Russian Renaissance, and the longest-ruling female monarch of Russia.

A cousin of Qatar's ruler lost his fight at London's High Court on Thursday against another branch of the Gulf nation's royal family over a 17th century diamond worth millions.

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Turkish President Erdogan and his administration are negotiating with Syria’s interim president to solidify its influence and ...