To get around this distortion, other map-makers have come up with different compromises. A projection named after the geographer Arthur Robinson curves the longitudes but keeps the latitudes straight ...

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At some point in his life, Donald Trump looked at a world map and saw something he wants – something that, as president of the US, he now says he will take “one way or the other.” It’s Greenland, an ...

Two major cities in South Africa saw some of the worst unrest since the end of apartheid when riots and looting in 2021 led ...

The new panel includes former Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde and Catherine Samba-Panza from the Central African Republic, alongside former Presidents Uhuru Kenyatta (Kenya), Olusegun Obasanjo ...

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New data from the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and UN Women reveal limited progress in achieving gender equality in ...

Antonio Gracias, a venture capitalist involved with Elon Musk's DOGE, said millions of illegal immigrants have been given Social Security numbers over the past four years, enabling them to sign up for ...

EU summit in the historic Uzbekistan city of Samarkand marks a significant development in the relationship between Central Asia and the European Union. This meeting comes at a time of global ...

During its history, Britain invaded the territory of more than 170 countries, equivalent to almost 90% of the world.

The climate crisis is already displacing millions of people from their homes as they seek to escape extreme weather events, ...