I'm always struck by how many extras it takes to wage a rebellion. In an early cut of 1977's "Star Wars," George Lucas included a shaggy, chatty ...

Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen has emerged, for now, as a leading figure in the resistance to President Donald Trump.

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In January, I was stunned by the rise to power of a would-be dictator as president. This coup occurred in a spiral of political violence: an insurgency, assassination attempts and belligerent ...

Almost immediately after dictator Bashar al-Assad fled, Syria came under attack. Israeli airstrikes have hit several hundred times since December.... Syria's dictator is gone. Its civil war is over.

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FOR decades, America cast itself as the world’s moral compass — championing democracy, condemning autocracy and lecturing countries like Zimbabwe on Press freedom, human rights and good ...

KOAYIAH, Syria — A panicked phone call, then explosions. Abdul Rahman Hamdan recalls how his uncle called him from their family's olive grove early one morning last month. He and his neighbors ...

Updated April 10, 2025 at 05:03 AM ET KOAYIAH, Syria — A panicked phone call, then explosions. Abdul Rahman Hamdan recalls how his uncle called him from their family's olive grove early one ...