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Photographer Charles Xelot documents the construction of a new liquefied natural gas plant in the energy-rich region of Yamal and shipping activities along the Northeast Passage...
A manager in the White House’s Personnel Security Office said administration officials granted clearances to at least 25 people whose applications had been denied by career employees...
Three generations of the Sackler family were deeply involved in running Purdue Pharma and knew of opioid abuse risks, according to lawsuits.
Majeed, a 26-year-old from Kalyan, a distant suburb of Mumbai, is accused of having indulged in alleged terrorist activities in Iraq between May and November 2014 by joing ISIL, and...
MPs debate next steps for Brexit, including the Common Market 2.0 plan allowing free movement.
Theresa May opens a summit on violent crime, as teachers resist plans to make them tackle youth violence.
- Zakariyya Elogbani, now in detention in Syria, dropped out of University of Westminster in 2014.
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South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Monday he hopes North Korea responds positively when he meets U.S. President Donald Trump this month as part of efforts to restart denuclearization...
Venezuelans on Monday prepared to hold protests over continued shortages of power and water following angry demonstrations as the government of President Nicolas Maduro appeared...
It's back to work for China's moon mission: The Chang'e 4 lander and the Yutu 2 rover both awoke over the weekend to start their fourth lunar day.
New answers for mysteries concerning Saturn's moons could shed light on whether one, Enceladus, could support life.
- We may be one step closer to cracking the Mars methane mystery.