The geopolitical impact of the Arab state on the trajectory of Asian history was enormous: it swept away old states and ...

Ricci map - detail from a China panel. All images via Wikipedia. In 1602, the Wanli Emperor of the Ming dynasty had a big ...

Archaeologists in southern Jordan have uncovered the long-lost Byzantine city of Tharais, tucked away on the southeast coast ...

In his analysis of the Estado da Índia, which was the official name of the Portuguese Empire, George Winius distinguished ...

Maps show where several wildfires are burning across the Inland Empire, including the Wolf Fire and the Juniper Fire, in Southern California.

Firefighters continue battling multiple fires in the Inland Empire on Monday, with some prompting road closures and evacuation orders.

The United Nations will mark its 80th anniversary this month but there’s little to celebrate. Its clout on the world stage is diminished.

The Sky News Data and Forensics team has been tracking the development and impact of the strikes exchanged by Israel and Iran since 13 June before they agreed to a ceasefire.

The world’s largest direct-membership organization for shipowners is warning about the rising threat to commercial shipping around the Arabian Peninsula.

Google’s Timeline is shutting down. So, I spent a weekend self-hosting my own version with OwnTracks, MQTT, and a Synology NAS.

The Ottoman Empire officially claimed the Arabian peninsula and the British wanted to avoid aggravating Constantinople, so they always kept the Arabian Raj off official maps of India.

Israel has escalated its bombardment of Iranian cities, including Tehran's state television headquarters; Iranian missiles have struck Tel Aviv.