The Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, was given a rougher ride on his second day of congressional testimony on Wednesday as he faced sharp questions about the tech giant’s ability to track its users’ movements, shopping habits and browsing histories and was at one stage compared to J Edgar Hoover. During ...

Women in combat Women in combat are female military personnel assigned to combat positions. This article covers the situation in major countries, provides a historical perspective, and reviews the main arguments made for and against women in combat. Some nations allow female soldiers to serve in certain combat arms positions. ...

The US president has become increasingly frustrated by the lack of progress on his signature campaign promise. In recent days he raged at Mexico for allowing a “caravan” of 1,500 migrants from Central America to walk toward the US border. Mr Trump said: “We’re going to do some things militarily. ...

The winter calving season for critically endangered right whales has nearly ended with zero newborns spotted in the past four months – a reproductive drought that scientists who study the fragile species haven’t seen in three decades. Survey flights to look for mother-and-calf pairs off the Atlantic coasts of Georgia ...

“In Beirut, we have enough freedom of speech where [people from] different countries can come together, interact, and be critical without being held in contempt,” declared Nasser “Chyno” Shorbaji. “I’m here because of the feeling of freedom.” With Edd Abbas, Chyno has been the lyricist beneath the politically inspired verses ...

After years of wrangling, Lebanese lawmakers passed a new vote law in June 2017 that will govern the parliamentary elections slated for May 6, 2018. The move marks a major step forward for the country, as political work had ground to a halt while lawmakers focused solely on agreeing the ...

In an abrupt and startling reversal, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nixed his own deal Tuesday with the United Nations to resettle tens of thousands of African migrants in Israel and other Western nations, caving in to nationalist critics who have demonized the migrants for taking over poor neighborhoods in ...

: U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he wanted to “get out” of Syria and promised decisions soon, clashing with top advisers who spoke almost simultaneously about the hard work needed to defeat Daesh (ISIS). The remarks demonstrated how Trump appears increasingly willing to publicly push back against his ...

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the warring sides in Yemen to reach a political settlement to end a conflict now in its fourth year that has killed at least 10,000 people and left 22 million in urgent need of aid. Speaking in Geneva on the sidelines of a U.N. pledging ...

A major event Tuesday to open an avenue named after Saudi King Salman at Beirut’ Water Front brought key politicians including Prime Minister Saad Hariri, Lebanese Forces head Samir Geagea and Progressive Socialist Party head Walid Jumblatt. The event, that saw nearby skyscrapers lit up in the colors of the ...