UN Backs Equal-Earth Map to Correct Africa’s Visual Distortion
The United Nations has endorsed a map projection that shows continents at their proportional area, addressing the familiar Mercator map’s distortion of Africa.
The United Nations has endorsed a map projection that shows continents at their proportional area, addressing the familiar Mercator map’s distortion of Africa.
An overnight attack struck a WHO warehouse holding humanitarian medical supplies near Kyiv, though no WHO employees were injured.
Air Tanzania says Dar es Salaam–Moscow flights will resume on 7 September after a brief suspension prompted by a route risk assessment.
The FAO’s global food-price index rose to its highest level since late 2022 as conflict, weather and shipping risks affected major commodities.
Five European governments are working toward return centres outside the EU, reviving legal and humanitarian debate over migration policy.
A Russian drone struck Ukraine’s SBU headquarters in central Kyiv, injuring at least 12 people and intensifying concern over attacks on government sites.
Turkey and the AIIB have launched a major environmental financing partnership focused first on advanced wastewater treatment around the Sea of Marmara.
Russian and Ukrainian leaders offered cautious comments about possible diplomacy as US envoys prepared prospective visits to Moscow and Kyiv.
Istanbul : On September 2, two Turkish-flagged cargo vessels collided in the Sea of Marmara, off the coast of Silivri near Istanbul. The cargo ship Tuğberk İmamoğlu, carrying rolled steel…
US and Iranian forces exchanged fresh attacks after roughly a month without direct military action, renewing fears of wider escalation.