The artificial intelligence race is gathering pace, and the stakes could not be higher.

Whether it was gold, diamonds, or iron, the history of Brazil has been shaped for centuries by the hunt for minerals.

Nicaragua’s crackdown on the political opposition, free press, and civil society is intensifying.

Cities around the world are getting smarter.

All coastal cities are vulnerable to climate change

One of the many injustices of climate change is it hits the world’s poorest countries hardest

When Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro repeatedly downplayed the threat of COVID-19, Brazilians were understandably confused about the gravity of the pandemic.

Late last year, Colombia’s federal police arrested Diego Optra, a crime boss who heads a ruthless gang called La Local in the port city of Buenaventura.

At least one foreign leader still believes outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump’s desperate claims that the election was rigged.

All during 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic swept around the world, another novel virus with devastating long-term effects spread unnoticed worldwide

At 8:45 pm, five gunmen stormed the Holey Artisan Bakery, an upscale establishment in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh.

Central Asia was long a digital backwater

The world has learned much about the devastating impact of COVID-19 on human health and well-being. It is also waking up to the pandemic’s positive effects on the planet’s atmosphere, ecosystems, and biodiversity.

What remains of the global, open internet came under attack this month.

Across the United States, the debate over the future of policing is gathering steam.