Alexandra Wexler

Antique maps and other geological archives are at the heart of an increasingly ugly showdown between Belgium’s colonial museum and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Not so long ago, tattered old maps of Africa's most remote mining regions would conjure up images of Allan Quatermain cutting his way deep into the jungle in search of King Solomon's Mines.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Iran war was “definitely beyond the halfway point…in terms of missions, not necessarily in terms of time.” Netanyahu said that Israel and the U.S. were targeting Iran’s nuclear capabilities, and had already destroyed plants dedicated to its nuclear

Virtus Minerals bought one of the few major producers of cobalt—a metal used in jet fighters, mobile phones and electric-vehicle batteries—not already under Chinese control.

The American pontiff denounced U.S. attacks on Iran before beginning his tour of a continent central to the Catholic Church’s future.

Margherita Stancati, Alexandra Wexler Pope Leo XIV is heading off on a four-country tour of Africa, a continent of growing importance for the Catholic Church.

French President Emmanuel Macron indicated that France won’t participate in any U.S. blockade of the strategic Strait of Hormuz waterway. France and the U.K. will organize a conference “aimed at restoring freedom of navigation” through the strait, Macron said on X. Other countries prepared to contr

Increasingly sophisticated means of disguise, and a large number of ships in the Persian Gulf, present a challenge of identification for U.S. forces. Follow along for live updates and analysis.

African countries are finding it harder to export to the U.S., while China sees it as an opportunity.

African countries are finding it harder to export to the U.S., while China sees it as an opportunity.