Afghanistan said on Thursday Russia had become the first country to officially recognise its Taliban-led government, calling ...

Afghanistan has remained largely isolated since the Taliban seized power nearly four years ago, despite subtle signs of ...

While there are continued disputes about the compatibility of Islam and democracy, many Muslim-majority democracies exist.

Russia on Thursday became the first country to formally recognize the Taliban’s government in Afghanistan since it seized power in 2021, after Moscow r emoved the group from its list ...

The House on Thursday passed President Donald Trump’s signature domestic policy bill, extending tax cuts, cutting spending on ...

President Donald Trump's massive tax and spending bill earmarks more than $8.6 billion to increase the U.S. Coast Guard ...

Russia’s extensive military assistance over the past three decades has been instrumental in transforming China’s military ...

Ukraine could, in theory, become a future player. But that potential would require a decade or more. China, by contrast, has played a longer game. Its controls remain in place, not to halt trade, but ...

Ice loss in Antarctica and its impact on the planet—sea level rise, changes to ocean currents and disturbance of wildlife and ...

The episode revealed the enormous influence of a segment of the Republican Party that has come to distrust Big Tech.

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Both are ambitious goals, given that American firms have long struggled to build reactors on time and on budget, and because ...