The widely-used Mercator map is often criticised for visually exaggerating and centralising Western nations.
The UN General Assembly on Friday backed a resolution calling for a shift away from the traditional Mercator projection of the world, with the US opposing the measure. The resolut…
The Togo-sponsored resolution was backed by 164 nations - the US the only nation to vote against it.
Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shiite movement, downplayed the Israeli forces' capture of the Ali Taher hill on Thursday and denounced the maneuver as an electoral ploy by Israeli Prime …
As part of a movement led by the African Union, Paris announced on Friday that it will abandon the Mercator projection to better reflect the physical reality of the planet. France…
UN food price index rises to four-year high, illustrating impact of war and weather. Global food prices have hit a four-year high, the United Nations has warned. The UN’s Food and…
Sergey Naryshkin, head of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), said the risk of a large-scale conflict spreading across Eurasia is “quite real.” “This is cause for the mos…
If the only pork chops you’ve encountered are dry and leathery, give this recipe a try. Thick-cut pork chops are more forgiving of extended cook times and the generous pour of sau…
Analysts say Argentina’s president sees an opportunity to exploit Trump’s growing tensions with London.
The air war between Russia and Ukraine has intensified as the conflict stretches toward five years since Moscow’s invasion of its neighbor.
Israel has released five people to Lebanon after US-mediated negotiations. Dozens of Lebanese remain detained by Israel.
In a book to be published in September, the co-founder and head of the international photojournalism festival in Perpignan, who died on August 31, addresses a letter to young phot…