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The rapidly intensifying system is expected to bring significant storm surge to the Windward Islands as a Category 4 hurricane, forecasters said on Sunday.

Pets were once dismissed as trivial scientific subjects. Today, companion animal science is hot.

In his brazen quest for total transparency, the WikiLeaks founder paved the way for a world in which no secret is safe and no institution trusted.

Taking time to enumerate nice things about yourself each day may sound terminally conceited, but in practice the results can be pretty transformative.

Facing grim job prospects, a young Nepali signed up to join Russia’s military, which sent him to fight in Ukraine. His ordeal of combat, injury and escape turned into a tale worthy of Hollywood.

President Emmanuel Macron’s governing style has always been intensely top-down. But with far-right nationalists in France closing in on power, some believe he may have gone too far this time.

Many long considered Marine Le Pen’s party too extreme to be anywhere close to power. Now, the party could win a parliamentary election — and fill the prime minister’s seat.

Four former officials in the government of President Nicolás Maduro describe his options between now and an election that could remove him from power — or solidify his grip.

The number of deaths during the annual Islamic pilgrimage raised questions about Saudi Arabia’s preparations for intense heat and unregistered participants.

The city of Meizhou reported a “once-in-a-century” flood, with at least 38 people dying in one county alone.