The Supreme Court agreed to review Donald Trump’s attempt to end the practice of automatically granting citizenship to babies ...

He promised to end the war in Ukraine within a day. Now, insiders say, Donald Trump hopes to secure a ceasefire within his first 100 days—ie, by the end of this month. He has started to refer to ...

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Christianity has long been a powerful force in South Korean society and its battles over democracy. South Korea is among the ...