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April marks the anniversary of the sinking of RMS Titanic. When it was launched in 1911, more than 100 years ago, it was the ...

A new book shows that the work of Robert Mapplethorpe and Peter Hujar – as well as a new generation of artists – would not be the same without the New York island ...

London's first publicly funded fire service was established by the Metropolitan Fire Brigade Act of 1865, later becoming the ...

As the Iran conflict throttles global trade via the Strait of Hormuz, five years ago a stranded cargo ship revealed a frail ...

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F-35 fighter jets have escorted a specially liveried Spitfire on a tour of Britain as part of the Second World War icon’s ...

The performance should give pause to U.S. adversaries that have been watching the war in Iran unfold. Massive volleys of long-range drones and ballistic missiles are a preferred offensive tool of ...

The union restrictions aren’t new — lawmakers have debated them in past sessions, and earlier this session — but the issue came back to life in the waning days of the 2026 session.

Iran did not start its war with the United States and Israel. But more than a month in, the Islamic Republic is clearly winning it. American and Israeli forces have spent weeks incessantly bombing ...

After years of watching ChatGPT and Gemini hog the limelight, Apple is reportedly shipping a standalone Siri app, codenamed ...