Which countries are the top military spenders and where does Europe rank?
EXPLAINERThe US, the largest military spender in the world, allocates $880bn to its defence – more than the next eight ...
Tag: Maps
Which countries, other than the US, offer birthright citizenship?
EXPLAINERAt least 33 countries, mostly in the Americas, provide automatic citizenship to anyone born within their borders.A second United States ...
Gulf of Mexico or Gulf of America? Google Maps and contentious geography
United States President Donald Trump’s executive orders have crept into the realm of digital cartography. Google announced on Monday that ...
How Google Maps Plans to Handle the ‘Gulf of America’
The Trump administration declared on Friday that the Gulf of Mexico had been renamed the Gulf of America, but popular ...
Mapping the Hughes wildfire that is scorching the Los Angeles mountains
The new wildfire has scorched over 3,750 hectares near Castaic Lake, about 80 km (50 miles) north of Los Angeles.More ...
Where do six million Syrian refugees live today?
In 2024, about half of Syria’s registered refugees live in Turkiye, followed by Lebanon, Germany, Jordan and Iraq.On Sunday morning, ...
Taking Syria: The opposition’s battles shown in 11 maps for 11 days
In the early hours of Sunday morning, Syrian opposition fighters announced that they had captured the capital, Damascus, and that ...
Mapping who controls what in Syria
Rebels led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham seize control of large parts of Aleppo, one of Syria’s largest cities.Rebel forces, led ...
Murdering humanitarians: More aid workers killed in 2024 than ever
This is the most lethal year to be a humanitarian worker. Of 281 aid workers killed, most have been in ...
Welcome to LJ News Opinions, where breaking news stories have captivated us for over 20 years.
Join us in this journey of sharing points of view about the news – read, react, engage, and unleash your opinion!