The Indonesian air base is about 856 miles away from Darwin in northern Australia, where 2,500 U.S. Marines are now deployed.

Maps have determined the outcome of battles, inspired the founding of empires, sent pathbreakers on wild-goose chases. In The Island of Lost Maps, journalist Miles Harvey embarks on a journey ...

The US has strongly condemned mounting paramilitary violence and the targeting of displacement camps in western Sudan. This criticism comes as paramilitaries declare they've formed a rival ...