Have you ever looked at a world map and wondered why some countries seem much larger than others, even though that doesn't match the real world? Well, that’s because the map you're used to is likely ...

More profound than national sovereignty, defence or international privilege, the North is at the core of our identity and ...

Envisioning a social media site designed to highlight the now, PicLive platforms posts and images from events happening all ...

The World Bank on Tuesday slashed its global growth forecast for 2025 by four-tenths of a percentage point to 2.3%, saying that higher tariffs and heightened uncertainty posed a “significant ...

This animated map shows how global populations are distributed across Earth by dividing the globe into slices covering 10% of ...

Explore new features coming to Google Earth and take a look back at the major milestones of the platform since 2005.

In the month of May alone, there have been more than 1,400 arrests in Massachusetts by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal agencies — more than any other month on record in the ...

IDEAS What would the world be like with three superpowers? Trump may want to carve up the world with China and Russia. That could stabilize global affairs — in theory.

In celebration of World Environment Day, Globe is charging ahead on its climate action goals by expanding its use of clean energy to power a total of 33 high-energy utilization sites — and marking ...

NASA's newest astrophysics space telescope launched in March on a mission to create an all-sky map of the universe. Now ...

This annual World Report is dedicated to the memory of our beloved colleague Dewa Mavhinga, Southern Africa director at Human Rights Watch, who died on December 4, aged 42. Dewa was a respected ...

10 of the World’s Most Alluring Hidden Bars (And How to Find Them) You’ll need to know where to look to get into these speakeasy-style lounges around the world. Here are some directions.