When enlarged into a world map, though, Mercator becomes problematic, Braun said. The map’s mistakes were not likely to be a conspiracy against Africa or the Global South, but its continued use ...

China accounted for about 5 percent, or $441.8 billion, of the $8.8 trillion in public external debt owed by all low- and middle-income countries, according to data from the World Bank's 2024 ...

The world is watching with alarm as a U.S.-China decoupling unfolds without a clear plan. The economic and financial risks aren’t going away until the two countries find a path to mitigate trade ...