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For Kristján Loftsson, the 80-year-old who is more or less singlehandedly keeping the fin whale hunt alive, comparisons with Moby-Dick's obsessive hero Ahab are 'an honour'. Will opposition to the dying industry finally...

In a linguistic arena once dominated by self-serious constructed languages, goofiness has gained a foothold.

The test that some say "defines their future" was called off Wednesday after the "vendor testing platform" faced problems.

A former IRS contractor charged with leaking tax information to news outlets about former Donald Trump and thousands of the country's wealthiest people pleaded guilty.

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Israeli infantry and tanks have carried out "localised raids" in Gaza - the first hint at a shift to ground assaults.

Israeli Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi slammed former President Donald Trump over his recent remarks praising terror group Hezbollah and criticizing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

From Bruce Springsteen to Madonna, high-profile artists are rescheduling tours, creating headaches for venues.

Republican rivals and the White House were among those to roundly condemn the former president for his characterization of the Lebanese militant group.

Israel's latest strikes on Gaza have drawn warnings from aid workers and residents of a humanitarian catastrophe. "We are facing a huge disaster," said one U.N. official.

After Donald J. Trump bound himself tightly to the Israeli right, and President Biden approached the divided nation gingerly, a warm presidential embrace has eased years of tension.

Authorities said anyone within a four-mile radius of the explosion -- including about 10,600 people in the town of Middleton -- was told to evacuate while officials evaluated the extent of the blast, according to reports...

President Biden plans to meet via Zoom with the families of Americans held captive by Hamas terrorists Friday, telling CBS’ “60 Minutes” that he wants to show his administration will do all they can to get hostages...

A teacher was killed by an attacker in northern France Friday. Reports say the Chechen immigrant was already on a state watchlist as being a potential security risk. Another teacher was injured in the attack.

Speaking at a rally in which hundreds of people had gathered in solidarity with Hamas, waving the flags of Palestine and Hezbollah while chanting "Death to Israel," Hezbollah Deputy Chief Naim Qassem vowed Lebanon would ...

The stock's run has outpaced Microsoft, Google and other major software names as its new AI tools have revived growth prospects.

Captain returns only three weeks after breaking cheekbone South Africa opt for Libbok at fly-half over Pollard France captain Antoine Dupont returns to the starting XV for Sunday's World Cup quarter-final clash with Sout...

This war could have been avoided, and no one did enough to prevent it.

Patients have spent 600 days on machines some people come to rely on.

The world's agreement to protect civilians was never perfect. But that's no excuse for leaders in Russia, the US and the UK to row back from it Hamas's murder of Jewish civilians in the Kfar Aza kibbutz on 7 October was ...

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The prime target in Israel's war on Hamas is a secretive commander known as "The Guest"