“Hereditary states are much less difficult to hold than new states. If such a ruler is ordinarily diligent and competent his government will always be secure.” Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince (1532) ...

The public is being invited to suggest candidates for the next Archbishop of Canterbury following Justin Welby's resignation. Mr Welby left the Church of England's most senior role in January after a ...

A police constable sent a video of an "extremely vulnerable" young adult being restrained in hospital to her friends, a ...

The Justice Department under Trump disbanded a program aimed at seizing the assets of Russian oligarchs to punish Russia for ...

Syria’s interim president has made his first trip abroad, traveling to Saudi Arabia in a move likely trying to signal ...