Xi Jinping could absorb Taiwan. Lai Ching-te could declare Taiwan independence. Donald Trump would defend Taiwan if China attacks. Two of these assumptions hold. One is the lie — and which one you ...

Discoveries about Egypt's pyramids are not over. The most recent one concerns the Pyramid of Menkaure: an international team has just identified two empty spaces behind its eastern face, which could ...

A United States commander said treaty allies South Korea, Japan and the Philippines could form a "strategic triangle" to contain China if military planners view the region from a nontraditional ...

Japan's ambassador to Australia has used a National Press Club speech to call for a strategic "triangle" with Australia and the US. The ambassador also welcomed the Albanese government's expansion of ...

Near the ancient Pyramids of Giza just outside Cairo, the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) received a lavish opening last Saturday after two decades of delays. Massive statues and historic artefacts from ...

After 20 years of delays, the $1 billion Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) near the Pyramids of Giza opened to the public on 4 November 2025. Designed by Heneghan Peng Architects, the state-of-the-art ...

The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), a $1 bn project, is a monumental museum dedicated to its ancient civilisation. After 20 years in the making, the museum in Cairo opened last week. The GEM is the world ...

Ramses II -- the third king of the 19th Dynasty -- reigned more than 3,000 years ago (1279-1213 BC) and is among the greatest of all the Egyptian pharaohs. His statue has toured the world twice, ...

More than two decades in the making, Cairo’s Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) is finally opening its doors on Saturday, unveiling a vast collection of artefacts detailing life in ancient Egypt. Below, five ...

The design of the GEM is a bold fusion of modern architecture and ancient landscape, set against the dramatic backdrop of the Giza Plateau. In the heart of Giza, where the Pyramids rise against the ...

The little town of Malinalco lies at the margins of the Valley of Tepoztlan, some 115 kilometers (71 miles) to the southwest of Mexico City. Since Prehispanic times, its name has been associated with ...