Every day, ferries of all shapes and sizes glide across the waters of Istanbul, their wakes intertwining to form intricate ...

In Istanbul, a center of culture, commerce and power for more than 2,000 years, the past never feels distant. Yet ...

The U.S. military struck three sites in Iran early Sunday, inserting itself into Israel's effort to destroy Iran's nuclear program in a risky gambit to weaken a longtime foe.

Gutsy, ambitious and colourful at every turn, Alice Murphy discovers that Georgia's ancient capital is many things at once.

The salty sea—actually a lake—whose surface now lies more than 1,380 feet (420 meters) below sea level, is not only the lowest nonmarine place on Earth but also the catch basin for water ...

China’s claims reach deep into the South China Sea. On maps of the area, Beijing has demarcated what’s known as the “nine-dash line” (pictured in green in the below map), a boundary that brushes up ...

Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam — three members of the 10-strong Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) — have formally disputed a new Chinese map that claims most of the South ...

Only one Russian missile sub remained in the Black Sea on June 5, Ukraine’s Navy said after the SBU attack. Only one Russian missile carrier submarine remained in the Black Sea as of the morning of ...

Editor’s Note: The Black Sea Security Forum in Odesa, initiated by a group of Ukrainian parliamentarians in 2024 under the leadership of Oleksii Goncharenko, has become the first and largest ...

As Russia targeted civilian sites in Ukraine, drones struck its own military facilities – airbases, an oil depot, and a defense plant – causing explosions and fires. The Black Sea Security Forum in ...