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FINANCIAL MARKETS are never more ghoulish than in times of bloodshed. As soon as a missile is fired somewhere in the world, they start gauging not just losses but potential opportunities for profit.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Monday praised the joint US-Israeli war effort against the Islamic Republic, but added that NATO itself will not get involved. “It’s really important what the US ...

President Donald Trump indicated on Monday that he wouldn’t rule out sending ground troops into Iran, a message echoed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. A day earlier, Senator Lindsey Graham, a ...

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David Jaffe, the creator of the “God of War” video games, took to his YouTube channel on Saturday to slam the first look image from Amazon Prime‘s upcoming “God of War” TV show. He said the frame, ...

The United States and Israel carried out military strikes against Iran on Saturday, Feb. 28 targeting the country's top leaders and plunging the Middle East into a conflict that President Donald Trump ...

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. It is obviously “war” when two countries attack a third, kill its leader and try to ...

A new Washington Post poll released Thursday should provide the Trump administration at least a little reason for optimism. While the Post’s poll last week showed ...

The response to what could be the biggest geopolitical disaster of the 21st century is foot-dragging, silence, and sleepy, feigned opposition long after the deed is done. Senate minority leader Chuck ...

Ben Stiller criticized the White House on Friday for using a clip from his 2008 satirical action movie “Tropic Thunder.” The Trump administration posted a montage video on the social platform X on ...

This common view is rooted in a very basic error of understanding caused by careless reading. Let’s start with the crucial part of the law, from Section 2: “The ...