Flat maps, designed to offer a consistent representation of Earth, reveal inaccuracies in countries' sizing. Some nations near the Poles appear significantly larger than they truly are ...

Some globes show how the land is divided into different countries ... maps were hand-drawn by using careful measurements of the ground. Flat, two-dimensional maps can look different because the ...

Countries around the world threatened to wage a trade war with the United States as President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs fed expectations for a global downturn and sharp price hikes for swathes ...