Italy is preparing to spend roughly $12.7 billion on a bridge that would finally stitch Sicily to the mainland, a project that could redraw trade routes and political fault lines as much as it ...

The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) recorded 204,605 conflict events from December 1, 2024 to November 28, 2025, resulting in over 240,000 deaths, in its newly released Conflict ...

JThroughout human history, certain events have had a profound impact on shaping the modern world. Credits: Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Throughout the rich tapestry of human history, ...

Italy’s failure to qualify automatically for the 2026 World Cup inevitably sparked plenty of debate across this once-proud footballing nation. Losing home and away to Norway consigned Italy to the ...

It’s time to uncork the prosecco and maybe order a plate of tagliatelle al ragù for the table. Italy has a very tasty reason to celebrate: Its national cuisine has become the first entire gastronomic ...

© Marco Luzzani/Getty ImagesFederico Dimarco of Italy looks dejected during a FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier match. With a total of 12 groups, the 2026 World Cup Draw ...

The FIGC has confirmed that the World Cup play-off semifinal against Northern Ireland on March 26, 2026, will be played in Bergamo. Atalanta’s New Balance Stadium will host the World Cup play-off ...

When the first printed Bible map appeared in 1525, it was supposed to clarify the ancient world of scripture. Instead, the printer accidentally flipped it—placing the Mediterranean Sea on the wrong ...

Medieval Christians drawing boundaries around ancient Israelite tribes on Holy Land maps had no idea they were influencing how later mapmakers would depict political power. Those red ink lines, meant ...

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Five hundred years ago, a Bible accidentally printed with a backwards map of the Holy Land sparked a revolution in how people imagined geography, borders, and even nationhood. Despite the blunder, the ...