On the reading list this week is a pioneering work on the lost textile traditions of Bengal from the 16th to the 20th century ...

Kyiv destroys command post in Kursk after drone assault on Putin's oil refineries - Volgograd governor Andrei Bocharov says a fire temporarily broke out after a Ukrainian drone attack ...

Second, size matters. It alludes to the physical size in terms of land (and water) areas in possession. It also, importantly, ...

As global reliance on subsea infrastructure grows, so do the risks. Discover how safeguarding undersea assets opens new ...

The world's only museum dedicated to the history and culture of the Gulf of Mexico may be in hot water following Trump's ...

US and Russian officials are meeting in Saudi Arabia to lay the ground for talks about ending Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine ...

Map: The Economist The Russian tactics are not ... a now-retired commander who until September led a brigade fighting in eastern Donbas. “We throw battalions into the chaotic mess and hope ...

The Red Sea crisis has severely disrupted global trade, increasing shipping costs, rerouting maritime traffic, and causing ...

The Minsk II deal, aimed at ending Russia’s initial invasion of Ukraine in 2014, instead laid the groundwork for Russia’s ...

Ukrainian soldiers who had surrendered were “shot dead on the spot.” Others were killed despite being unarmed or injured, according to witness ...

North Korean soldiers have been “brought in again” to fight at the frontline in the Kursk region after reports that foreign soldiers were withdrawn following their mounting losses, Ukrainian president ...

Around the world, 240 million people are reportedly dependent on alcohol; alcohol abuse is most prevalent in Eastern Europe and least ... is the emotional and physical appeal of a substance ...