Power in Middle-earth shows up in many forms, from spirits older than the Sun to monsters that can tip a battle on their own.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Nations secretary-general warned Tuesday that the war in Sudan is “spiraling out of control” after a paramilitary force seized the besieged and ...

This photo released by The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) shows displaced families from el-Fasher at a displacement camp where they sought refuge from fighting between government forces and the RSF, ...

A combination image shows two screen captures from a video posted on the X account of The White House on Sept. 15, 2025, depicting a U.S. military strike on an alleged Venezuelan drug cartel vessel.

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The plight of corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) jobs is only getting worse as the Trump administration’s crackdown takes hold, new employment research shows. As of September, job ...

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When the President called Portland, Oregon “war ravaged,” those in the reality-based community considered it a joke. Not a funny joke, since it was the pretext for invasion by the federal government ...

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