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WASHINGTON DC, July 17 (IPS) - The largest disruption to the global oil market in decades should have sent prices soaring. But after spiking at the start of the war in the Middle East, crude prices soon settled in a range of $90 to $100 per barrel, . ...

Days after Lithuania said its intelligence services had caught Russia preparing sabotage against the infrastructure that ties the Baltics to Europe, Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys drew a public line.

President Donald Trump alleged China interfered in the 2020 election in his Thursday speech. He's set to meet with Xi in September.

In Washington D.C., air quality levels jumped to a Code Purple level on Friday, as smoke haze obstructed views of key landmarks.

Due to the shortage of pennies, costs owed to pay a Fairfax County fee or tax in cash will now be rounded up or down to the nearest nickel.

Britain's charities regulator is assessing concerns over an Amnesty International report that branded a women's charity founded by "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling as "anti-rights." Rowling has been a prominent gender-critical campaigner and has ...

Homer's "The Odyssey" has long been interpreted for the public by classical studies scholars and now -- with director Christopher Nolan's $250 million film version garnering rave reviews -- by a new generation of film critics.

Wildfire smoke is clouding the countdown to Sunday's Spain-Argentina World Cup final, and it's still unclear whether conditions will worsen by kickoff.

President Trump has asked new South Carolina Sen. Darline Graham, who was appointed to temporarily fill her late brother's seat, to run for a full term and offered his endorsement.

President Trump is threatening to raise the tariff level on Canadian goods due to the burden of smoky air that is wafting into the U.S. from wildfires in Ontario.