You may have heard about the largest and richest countries in the world, but which is the last country on earth? Today, we ...

This article appeared in the Middle East & Africa section of the print edition under the headline “The world’s next country?” ...

Measles cases rose 20% last year, driven by a lack of vaccine coverage in the world's poorest countries and those riddled ...

This is partly down to two vicious civil wars over the last three decades ... Yemen was ranked as one of the most corrupt countries in the world by Transparency International.

The country rose one place compared to last year's ranking. US News said Qatar is one of the world's wealthiest countries, thanks to its oil and natural gas reserves. As a result, Qataris ...

As delegates from nearly 200 countries gather for a major international summit on climate change, they're confronting a new ...

America’s allies and foes alike have spent the past five days speculating about what Donald Trump’s re-election will mean for ...

The U.N. Climate Change Conference, or COP29, starts as the world’s nations have failed to deliver on the central pledge of ...

Pakistan and Afghanistan are the world’s last two countries where polio remains endemic. “This should be a wake-up call for all parents and communities,” Ayesha Raza Farooq, Pakistan prime ...

The main task for nearly 200 countries at the U.N.'s COP29 climate summit is to broker a deal that ensures up to trillions of ...

The United States is investing in marine energy technology to help meet clean energy goals, with the Marine Energy ...

Sammy Smith is one of the nation’s emerging two-sport athletes with a rare combination. She is an elite soccer player — a ...