Searching for the safest countries and the safest cities to visit? An annual report ranks the safest places in the world—with Iceland coming out on top. ByLaura Begley Bloom, Senior Contributor.

Looking for the best countries to live in? A new global index ranks the top countries to move to, using the factors that matter, from quality of life to employment opportunities. This voice experience ...

No man (or person) is an island. What does this phrase mean? It means nobody is or can be self-sufficient; everyone relies on someone else for something. The same is true for countries — no nation is ...

The administration gave the nations 60 days to fix concerns, according to a State Department cable. The president already imposed a full or partial ban on citizens of 19 countries. By Charlie Savage ...

This Pew Research Center report looks at Americans’ views of the current world order and what role the United States and other nations play in it. Why did we do this? Pew Research Center does research ...

Editorial Note: Originally published on January 13, 2026, this resource will be updated as needed, most recently on October 8, 2026, to reflect additional developments. On September 18, 2025, the U.S.

U.S. News & World Report has released its 2026 Best Countries Ranking. Switzerland was named the best country in the world for 2026. The United States ranked 18th, a significant drop from its previous ...

United States President Donald Trump signed a presidential proclamation on Wednesday banning citizens of 12 countries from entering the US. Heightened restrictions on entering the US have been put in ...

Each year, the World Happiness Report attracts attention with rankings that label some countries as the “happiest” and others as the “unhappiest.” These lists often spark national pride, ...

In the Olympics, size really does matter. Big countries — those with the most people and the most robust economies — tend to dominate the Games. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t places where smaller ...

Not much links the nations. By Ruth Maclean and Saikou Jammeh Reporting from Dakar, Senegal What did the nations of Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Libya, Somalia, the Republic of Congo and Sudan ...