When leadership and courage converge, even the most intractable problems can yield to the promise of a better future.

Iran has released a Marshall Islands-flagged tanker and its 21 crew members, days after seizing the ship without explanation.

Iran's Revolutionary Guard forces have reportedly seized an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz in the first such interdiction in months.

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Ahmed al-Sharaa becomes the first Syrian president to visit the White House on Monday, capping an extraordinary turnaround ...

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Many climate scientists call our current epoch the “Anthropocene” — the first human-driven climate era. Many technologists ...