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Exclusive: The Independent understands America’s new president-elect is seeking legal advice from Pentagon to challenge controversial agreement

Only about 57 trucks a day entered Gaza in October as against US demand that Israel allow 350 trucks to enter the battered and besieged Palestinian territory

Donald Trump is the undisputed master and commander of the popular vote, the electoral college and congress. Americans are unexpectedly at ease with the nation’s verdict. The rows and cacophony of voices over politics have died down. The late night show host Jon Stewart delivered the best explanation for this…

Benny Hill might have dwindled in popularity here in Blighty, but his raunchy innuendo-laden legacy lives on through some of America’s biggest rap stars

“Outlander” is returning with the concluding episodes of its seventh season this month, but its stars have already wrapped official production on the show’s eighth and final season

Mark Cuban deleted posts supporting Kamala Harris after her loss to Trump. Despite their political differences, he has maintained ties.

A group of Michigan men showed up at a performance of "The Diary of Anne Frank" play, displaying flags featuring Nazi symbols and yelling antisemitic slurs.

Experts say president-elect is likely to oppose policies such as universal healthcare and measures to reduce smoking

Despite countless headwinds, 2024 is proving to be a banner year for electric vehicles all over the globe—even if sales haven't been as sky-high as the automakers once predicted. More and more Americans in particular are warming up to them. But just how good is this crop of EVs that…