One in four people globally live in a country whose population has already peaked in size. 11 July 2024 - According to the World Population Prospects 2024: Summary of Results published today, it is ...

Without her parents’ knowledge, her portrait was entered as a prank in a contest in 1935 to represent the ideal Aryan infant — and she won. By Michael S. Rosenwald After days of fierce protest, ...

A bitter and bloody war in Ukraine has devastated the country, further isolated Russia from the West and fueled economic insecurity around the world. The attack seemed intended to send a message to ...

The months after the release of the June 2020 World Economic Outlook (WEO) Update have offered a glimpse of how difficult rekindling economic activity will be while the pandemic surges. During May and ...

January 5, 2026 • The U.S. seized Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro during a weekend attack on the country. Maduro and his wife are now in the U.S. and pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking ...

Donald Trump’s capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro could provide the pretext and template for China to attack Taiwan or Russia to further undermine Ukraine and even move against Europe, ...

Putin sends warning to Ukraine and West with weapon not used since 2024 The Oreshnik missile strike in western Ukraine came after a week of setbacks for Russia.