In a rebel-held mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo around 15 per cent of the world’s coltan supply is pulled from the earth. If you’ve used your phone, boarded a plane, been guided by a GPS, or ...

“Python’s Kiss” collects a baker’s dozen stories, nine of which previously have been published in the New Yorker and elsewhere (each is illustrated with a drawing by the author’s daughter, Aza Erdrich ...

The documentary about Vladimir V. Putin’s wartime indoctrination of Russian schoolchildren won an Oscar at Sunday’s Academy Awards. By Valerie Hopkins and Paul Sonne Valerie Hopkins reported from ...

VATICAN CITY — In the days after President Donald Trump unleashed a military attack on Iran, the Catholic Church was quickly on a war-footing — against the war. America’s rationale for preemptive ...

On a normal day, 20 percent of global oil supplies pass through the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway opposite Iran’s southern coast. Over the past week, however, tanker traffic through the strait ...

Deep inside a forgotten World War Two drop zone, relic hunters began uncovering the remains of an Allied airborne operation that never fully disappeared. What started with parachute buckles and field ...

As war rages across the Middle East, every mariner’s eye is on the Strait of Hormuz. This narrow waterway, which connects the confines of the Persian Gulf with the open waters of the Indian Ocean, is ...

Sgt. Ross F. Gray carried a satchel charge though a minefield while under heavy Japanese fire. The explosive weighed 24 pounds and left no room for a rifle. He went in unarmed anyway. Behind him, ...

For many Iranians in the Tri-State with loved ones still in Iran, the days since the first bombs were dropped have brought a constant sense of fear. 'It's not right': Man arrested over 2,000 miles ...

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