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Israel became the first country to formally recognize the self-declared Republic of Somaliland as an independent and sovereign state on Friday – a decision that could reshape regional dynamics and ...

Over 65,000 new properties have been developed in Greater Houston floodplains since Harvey. Experts say reversing the trend will take more consistent rules.

A new, freely accessible dataset published in Nature Scientific Data provides the first comprehensive, interoperable geospatial catalogue of Middle ...

The Trump administration has paused immigration applications from 19 countries. The hold applies to countries previously listed in a June travel ban proclamation. A pause comes after a recent shooting ...

Nathan MacDonald does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Google Maps is one of the most successful apps in history, with more than 10 billion downloads on the Google Play Store alone and coverage in over 250 countries and territories. Yet in a handful of ...

During his address to the United Nations General Assembly, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu checked off countries on a map as he listed threats Israel had targeted over the past year.Sept. 26 ...

IN SOME PARTS of the West, children of healthy weight have become the exception. In poor countries, childhood obesity is spreading faster than ever before. The problem is not new: the percentage of ...

Google Maps is available in more than 250 countries, so it may surprise some people to learn that a modern tech-obsessed nation like South Korea isn't on that list. Google Maps has long been shunned ...