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Six denominations share the Holy Sepulcher, but not all between them is peace and love.
Well preserved coffins hint towards more discoveries in a famed necropolis.
‘Battlefield maps’ show continent under attack from hostile invaders.
Pew Research Center data shows that most people think diversity improves lives in their countries.
That’s not frankincense you smell at the “holy of the holies.”
The texts were previously thought to be blank and were cut up for materials studies.
Despite potential good intentions, interventionist policies are often viewed by classical liberals as violations of individual freedoms.
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Trump’s Middle East peace plan contains the first map of a Palestinian state that ‘Israel can live with’.
Invented in 1902 by an American, the ‘Middle East’ is all over the place.
A new children’s program may help displaced Syrian children find stability and belonging in their new communities.
On the latest episode of The Portal, the two men talk about the consequences of a public being shielded from battle.
We are constantly trying to force the world to look like us — we need to move on.
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Will the small petrol state soon be solar powered?
Many governments do not report, or misreport, the numbers of refugees who enter their country.
The war machine needs fuel, perhaps so much as to make protecting oil redundant.
Yemen leads the list of the most fragile nations, with the U.S. and U.K. among the “most worsened.”
Can 6,500 mercenaries “fix” Afghanistan? The U.S. is resurrecting privatized warfare.
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Both panoramic and detailed, this infographic manages to show both the size and distribution of world religions.
This is the first study to explore not only what percentage of people in the general population choose to watch videos of graphic real-life violence, but also why.
She met mere mortals with and without the Vatican’s approval.
America treats the world like a board game. That’s a problem.
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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has cancelled an upcoming trip to an economic conference in Saudi Arabia amid the controversy involving missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
A senior official told a Turkish newspaper that audio recordings prove that missing Saudi journalist was murdered in the Saudi consulate.
The disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has caused international controversy.
When it comes to ISIS, terrorism, and global and domestic instability, America has been its own worst enemy.
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The #1 problem with America’s mission to spread democracy? We don’t know how to do it.
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Number of terrorist acts perpetrated in the U.S. by nationals of any of the seven countries? Zero.