The Lord of the Rings movies sped up the pacing of J.R.R. Tolkien’s source material, but how long did Frodo actually have the ...

The Wizard Gandalf from J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings was inspired by Merlin from Arthurian legend and Odin from ...

And yet even Tolkien knew all too well that such victories are often fleeting — in Middle-earth as surely as in our own world. To some extent, that awareness hums throughout Tolkien’s epic.

Therefore, they can become less affordable for the middle class.” But that’s not all. Look for higher prices on appliances, such as refrigerators, blenders and dishwashers. “As it is ...

TEL AVIV, Israel — The Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, which may now be drawing to a close, has dramatically reshaped much of the Middle East and is still delivering aftershocks. When Hamas launched ...

Best viewing is just after sunset in the southwestern sky. Will Comet C/2024 G3 ATLAS be visible again soon? No, this comet is on a trajectory that will not bring it back to Earth's vicinity for ...

The comet, named C/2024 G3 (ATLAS), made its closest approach to Earth on Tuesday (Jan. 14) when it came within 88 million miles (142 million kilometers) of our planet. A day earlier, it reached ...

A recently discovered comet is making a bright debut on Earth this month, and with some effort, skygazers might be able to see Comet ATLAS. Comet C/2024 G3 ATLAS was discovered in April 2024 using the ...

While questions abound on what his foreign policy choices will be on key issues, he has made some remarkable statements on the Middle East, where Qatari, Egyptian, and US negotiators have been trying ...

President-elect Trump's incoming Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, is being credited with playing a key role in securing the cease-fire and hostage-release deal between Israel and Hamas before ...

We asked Scott Lucas, an expert in the Middle East conflict at University College Dublin, to explain the key issues that have led to the agreement and what it means for the future of the region.

“I hate to say it, but it is a reflection of this privileged, middle-class attitude,” he says. “People live in their bubble. When they finish school and go into their £1.5 million ...