For scientists, being a good climber is hardly a strict job requirement. But it can lead to a breakthrough. Researchers who ...

The Westies” is set in gritty 1980s New York, replete with gangsters and bent police officers. Its premise is intriguing, and ...

America launched strikes on Iran, claiming that the Islamic Republic’s forces had “blatantly attacked” a ship passing through ...

Mr Zverev’s rise is awkward for the sport’s authorities. He has been accused of domestic abuse by two former partners. The ...

Only a handful of tankers have traversed the Strait in the weeks since—the 11 carrying liquefied natural gas represent just ...

Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister, held talks with his Omani counterpart about the future of the Strait of Hormuz.

There’s a whole Marxist literature on why this was, starting with Engels’s own preface to the American version of “The ...

Thank you to everyone who took part in this week’s quiz. The winners, chosen at random, were: Krishna Kumar, Chennai, India.

Donald Trump said America would continue talks with Iran, but repeated his earlier declaration that their ceasefire is “over” ...

Donald Trump said America would continue talks with Iran, but repeated his earlier declaration that their ceasefire is “over” ...

Mourners hurled stones at images of Donald Trump and hung effigies of America’s president. Then, on the third and fourth days ...

Mr Putin’s government has reopened the fiscal taps. Ukrainian attacks on oil infrastructure have also pushed up fuel prices; ...