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Visualising how the US midterms turned the map blue
Who voted, which seats flipped and who made history? A look at the numbers behind the 2026 US midterm elections.
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How Israel’s 2026 election works
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Mapping Africa’s energy wealth and 560 million who remain without power
Africa is rich in energy, yet hundreds of millions Africans still live without electricity, most of the world’s total.
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Maps show how Israel’s ‘Yellow Line’ keeps squeezing Palestinians in Gaza
A year into a ‘ceasefire’, Israel restricts access to 65 percent of Gaza and crams 2.1 million people into the rest.
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What the Iran war has done to the world’s energy supply, in charts
Fossil fuels produce 81 percent of global energy. We look at Middle East’s role and what happens when supplies are cut.
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Mapping where US bombers are based globally
The US has pulled its B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford amid Iran fears. Here’s where else they can fly from.
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Bosnia’s high-stakes election: Here’s what to know
Bosnians head to the polls on October 4. Here’s a quick guide to the voting process, candidates and what’s at stake.
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How the fighting in Ethiopia spread beyond Tigray, in maps and charts
Old rivalries, territorial disputes and new alliances are reshaping the conflict in Ethiopia’s north.
The battle for Kordofan: The corridor linking Sudan’s east and west
Kordofan, between Darfur and central Sudan, has seen one in five recorded attacks in Sudan’s war since April 2023.
‘We no longer eat three meals’: Yemen’s displaced face daily fight for food
Yemen’s latest fighting has redrawn front lines after more than a decade of war, deepening hunger and displacement.
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Satellite images show Gaza in ruins three years into Israel’s genocidal war
Google Maps images show scale of Israel’s destruction of Gaza, where more than 74,000 Palestinians have been killed.
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Mapping Israel’s 300 checkpoints: Where they are and how they work
Israel has shut occupied West Bank crossings for a week, further restricting Palestinian movement and holy site access.
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