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President Trump’s approach to foreign policy deals is reviving a bygone imperial approach that may backfire, experts say.

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saying India sees the Middle East as a crucial passage to the world beyond. Addressing the inaugural session of Raisina Middle East here, Jaishankar said the Middle East region, which India calls West ...

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A "super-Earth" planet found outside of our solar system could have conditions suitable for life, according to experts at the University of Oxford. Researchers said the planet has a mass six times ...

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The climate on such a world must be beyond bizarre. A super-Earth planet that dips in and out of its star's habitable zone has been discovered just 19.7 light-years away. The planet, known as HD ...