Quick Summary Hollywood revives UFO/alien themes in 2026 with a serious, realistic twist. Key projects: Steven Spielberg's Disclosure Day (Universal, June 12, 2026) explores g ...

"Independence Day" was a major hit when it was released back in 1996, part of which was down to the innovative marketing campaign that accompanied its arrival. At one point, however, that marketing ...

In the absence of a coherent explanation for the slaughter of Iranian civilians, perhaps the Evangelical fundamentalist belief that we ...

Several writers express concern that U.S. president is initiating conflict in the Middle East to divert attention from ...

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Under the US Constitution, the President is the commander-in-chief, but the authority to issue a declaration of war rests exclusively with Congress.

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(Feb 25): US President Donald Trump offered a strident defence of his administration and economic record, declaring the ...

Several blasts were heard over Israel's commercial hub of Tel Aviv on Friday, AFP journalists reported, after the military said it had detected new missiles lau ...

Phil Spencer's departure signals a new era for Xbox. Here's what every game studio under Microsoft is currently working on, from Arkane's Blade game to Playground's Fable.

​​When Stalin died in March 1953 there seemed to be, as far as we can ascertain, a great outpouring of genuine grief across the USSR.

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