William Dalrymple has spent decades writing about history, but he’s discovered that an even bigger audience wants to hear him ...

What Greece was first to Rome, then to the rest of the Mediterranean and European World,” argues Dalrymple, “so at this ...

The New Zealand novelist Catherine Chidgey ought to be much more celebrated in this country than she is. Do not be put off by the fact that The Axeman’s Carnival (Europa, £14.99) is narrated by ...

With major players engaged in ‘hard’ diplomacy, smaller embassies like Australia, Lithuania, Switzerland and others are ...

The rhesus macaque monkeys that escaped a South Carolina medical lab this week are among the most studied animals on the ...

Usha Uthup will sing and speak, and there are yoga classes, writers' talk and more at Hong Kong event celebrating one of the ...

President Trump actually thought that Kamala Harris, a feminist progressive-liberal, was a “radical-leftist, Marxist, ...

An engaging account by Roger Crowley of the early trade wars between Spain and Portugal serves as a reminder of how money, greed and exploitation continues to shape the world ...

Indigenous people, environmentalists and lawmakers of both parties fear more mining in British Columbia’s Golden Triangle ...

China’s efforts to contain India may be less important than smaller countries’ desire to counterbalance Indian influence.

For 100 years, the two countries have followed different paths to accumulating human capital, with striking results.

India and China, as ancient civilizations, had much in common as Buddhism played a significant role in shaping both societies ...