In 1980, neither China nor India had much representation in the “global middle class” — people who neither belong to the bottom half of the income distribution nor rank among the top 10% worldwide.

With demonstrations in dozens of cities across Iran, Ali Khamenei and his regime are faced with a dilemma.

US criticism of “double standards” over recognition of Somaliland versus Palestine highlights a deep, long-standing divide between Western states and the Global South over sovereignty, international ...

Alfredo, 35 at the time, introduces me to the man who lives inside it: his half brother, Ernesto. Tall and slim and shirtless ...

Attendees at the unveiling are encouraged to dress like Brooks by wearing a tan sport coat, blue shirt and dark blue tie.

Miracle on Ice players revisited the 1980 upset that became sports legend, and the memories feel as fresh as ever.

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Picture a city where nearly 100,000 people live, work, raise families, and grow old. Now imagine that for almost half a century, this place simply didn't exist. Not on any map, not in any census, not ...

Reza Pahlavi is trying to position himself as a player in his country’s future after living in exile for nearly 50 years, ...