From the Cuban missile crisis to the election of Donald Trump, history has seen inflection points where alternative outcomes weren’t just possible, but actively planned for. So what can words that ...

No matter how many times it is vanquished or decisively discredited, ‘Palestinianism’ persists as an ideology unwilling to ...

Aug. 15, 1945, is simply the day when Emperor Hirohito, posthumously known as ... (The era of king), “Genron Tosei” (Control of speech) and “Aug. 15 no Shinwa” (Aug. 15 legend).

That segment of Chappell’s speech bears repeating in full: “I told myself if I ever won a Grammy, and I got to stand up here in front of the most powerful people in music, I would demand that ...

On Wednesday, President Joe Biden delivered his farewell speech to the nation. During my time in the White House, I was there for many Biden speeches. I helped the president prepare for them.

And elections have consequences. He lingered on his electoral victory in his second inaugural speech on Monday, thanking specific groups for their votes — something that served this time to ...

He might have been right; an even more culpable crowned head than Wilhelm II, Hirohito, stayed over 40 years after Japan’s defeat in 1945, stabilising his country to avoid war. That the ...

"From this moment on, America's decline is over," he said. Watch Mr. Trump's speech in the player above.

Here is an annotated transcript of the speech. Follow live inauguration coverage. 1 Trump promised an "America First" vision in his first term, and he made a similar promise in his first inaugural ...