Wars are great teachers of geography. From time to time they introduce us to important but overlooked corners of the globe: ...

A gift from the film set of "Troy", a giant Trojan Horse replica looms over the port of Canakkale on the Dardanelles Strait ...

The bridge is the longest suspension bridge in the world but looks like it won't be that way for long.

As Donald Trump and Iran insist on keeping the Strait of Hormuz firmly closed while a shaky ceasefire persists, John W S Clark looks back at a similar stand-off more than a century ago, which did not ...