Common projections shrink the size of Africa, but experts have long debated whether creating a precise map is possible.

In Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, English is the de facto language, while the remaining 56* official anglophone countries include clusters in the Caribbean (Barbados, the Bahamas ...

It is the largest habitat on Earth – and also the least explored. As world leaders prepare to meet in Nice for a major UN summit on the ocean's future, scientists say we still know remarkably ...

20 June 2024 - The UN General Assembly yesterday declared 2025 as the International Year of Cooperatives (IYC2025) to be celebrated under the theme "Cooperatives Build a Better World." ...

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After 13 years in Darfur, the United Nations - African Union Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) ceased its operations on 31 December as its Security Council mandate expired.

The United Kingdom on Sunday became the latest country to back Morocco’s position on the disputed Western Sahara, calling its plan to keep the territory under Moroccan control “the most ...

They have no land, no borders, yet hold observer status at the UN and issue real passports. This isn't fiction - it’s the ...

The countries affected by the new restrictions, which take effect Monday, June 9, are shown on this map and listed below. The 12 countries where travel is fully restricted ...

Trump said he directed some of his Cabinet to identify countries with insufficient vetting and screening as to warrant a partial or full suspension of admission into the United States. The ban ...

Donald Trump has signed a proclamation imposing new travel restrictions on more than a dozen countries, reviving a controversial policy from his first term.. The executive action, which comes into ...