What is a dissident? In an autocracy, standing against the rulers could mean harassment, prison, torture, even death.

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Hawai‘i, like the other 49 states, is part of a republic called the United States of America. While Hawai‘i joined the union in 1959, it still keeps its own government and constitution.

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A key House committee is looking into the investigation of the late Jeffrey Epstein for sex trafficking crimes.

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For months, U.N. officials, aid groups and experts have warned that Palestinians in Gaza are on the brink of famine. Earlier this month, Israel eased a weekslong blockade on the territory as a ...

Among the 19 countries President Donald Trump has issued a travel ban on is the Republic of the Congo, which, until now, the president has not singled out as a particular issue. Trump has accused ...

What to know about American college student's disappearance in Dominican Republic University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki, 20, was last seen on March 6 on a beach outside the five-star ...

While there have been no major disruptions to the global oil supply so far, the attacks on Iran — by Israel and then the US — have rattled investors, sending oil futures soaring by around 10% since ...

The term "banana republic" got turned into a political moment Monday night at the Democrat National Convention by U.S. House Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, stirring up a reaction on social media.