The surprising true sizes of countries around the world. A military operation Americans didn’t expect, didn’t want and didn’t ...

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety is conducting a nationwide review of how public institutions label Dokdo and the East ...

Global alert map: 9.3% of the earth is an outbreak hotspot; Latin America and Oceania have high disease risk and low health ...

The United States of America (official name) is celebrating its “Semiquincentennial” or 250th year of existence. In addition, ...

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Wayne Gretzky’s embarrassing World Cup country-name pronunciations break the internet The Great One accidentally stole the spotlight with some unforgettable pronunciations at the 2026 FIFA World Cup ...

Wayne Gretzky isn't necessarily the Great One when it comes to pronouncing country names. Yes, it was an extremely cringey and awkward World Cup draw ceremony with so many gaffes and weird moments ...

The Trump administration has paused immigration applications from 19 countries. The hold applies to countries previously listed in a June travel ban proclamation. A pause comes after a recent shooting ...

WASHINGTON, Nov 28 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Friday referred Reuters to the 19 countries listed in a travel ban when asked about the "Third World" countries. Trump late ...

Turkey, the Thanksgiving bird, has shaped language and identity and caused a country to change its name. Credit: Mark Peters / CC BY 2.0 For centuries, the word Turkey has sparked a strange linguistic ...

Guinness World Records gave him the title of world’s longest name, with his full name being 2,253 unique words Watkins, who worked at a library at the time, picked many of his unique middle names out ...