This is not exclusive to the Middle East – “map wars” are underway across the globe. Some of the more well-known examples ...

He conquered land across three continents, ruled over states from Egypt to modern-day India, and never lost a battle – before ...

The world’s oldest map unlocks secrets from 3,000 years ago revealing how our ancestors understood the world. The Babylonian map known as the Imago Mundi, holds the title of the oldest known ...

Agricultural damage is common in armed conflict, and has been documented with satellite analysis in Ukraine since the 2022 ...

Fortunately, there’s an interactive map that can help with that. As Boing Boing explains, TimeMap.org combines the what, who, and where of history into one convenient world map. Use the timeline ...

This map from Remitly helps visualise the most popular job in each country and around the world, according to Google search data. Photo / Remitly A map detailing the most popular careers in each ...

While genetic tests can reveal the ancestry of enslaved individuals, strontium analysis can now home in on where they actually grew up.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office recently released an image of a world map displaying the full territory of Morocco. In the photo, Netanyahu stands alongside U.S. Middle East envoy ...

State of the World was previously State of Ukraine. You'll continue to hear Ukraine coverage here, along with other international stories. Support NPR's reporting by subscribing to State of the ...

Lifted by a post-presidential-inauguration surge in stocks, the world’s ten richest people got a collective $107 billion wealthier in the past month. Altogether they are worth $2.03 trillion ...

Luis Rubiales kissed Jennifer Hermoso on the lips after the country’s national team won the 2023 Women’s World Cup. On Monday, she testified against him and other former officials. As Canada ...