World Map Shows Where China Wants New Military Bases

The Pentagon said China is "actively considering and planning" additional overseas military bases to support power projection ...
CNN

African Union urges adoption of world map showing continent’s true size

The African Union has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organizations of the 16th-century Mercator map of the world in favor of one that more accurately displays Africa ...

New Year’s 2026: Celebrations Around the World

As 2026 dawned, here’s how commemorations looked around the world: People celebrating in Times Square. Confetti falling on ...
The Washington Post

Here’s how Africa wants to redraw the world map

The Mercator projection, a centuries-old map style from the age of sail, still prevails in the internet age. Here’s what the African Union wants to use instead ...