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This week saw a dramatic court showdown and a mysterious flight to Djibouti.

Community groups are fighting an unusual Louisiana law that restricts how they use data from air-quality monitors, saying it violates free speech.

Many in Syria want to enshrine remnants of their recent history, not only to remember it, but as a cautionary tale.

The president has long pressed European allies to pay more for their own security. So they may redefine what qualifies as security.

The small city of Bielefeld was once the butt of jokes for its blandness. Now it embodies the kind of stability Germans long for.

Beyond the shock for students, President Trump's moves against higher education are being seen in China as a blow to one of the last admirable American institutions.

In April, astronomers said they had detected a possible signature of life on the exoplanet K2-18b. Now, three independent analyses discount the evidence.

The deportees are stuck in Djibouti amid a legal fight over their expulsions. A lawyer for some of the men said she was concerned for their health and welfare.

A retiree living in a small house on the shore of a fjord woke up on Thursday morning because his neighbor was pounding on his door, telling him to look outside.

The State Department's announcement comes months after U.S. officials found evidence that Sudan's military had used chemical weapons against its paramilitary rival.