Bangladesh: Between monsoon and dry season On Bangladesh’s Jamuna River, Chauras live on flood‑prone silt islands, farming fertile soil but facing repeated...
How humans are exploiting the oceans Industrial mining of the ocean floor could supply metals like manganese, nickel, cobalt, and copper, but risks...
Crisis, conflict and war – How NATO is preparing to resist NATO’s Battle Group in Lithuania, led by Germany, trains with allies to deter Russian aggression on the Baltic front.
Fat shaming – Fighting intolerance From childhood stigma to #Bodypositivity, heavier people fight fat phobia and demand acceptance.
Floating cities as an innovative response to climate change Rising seas threaten coastal cities; architects test floating cities, aquaculture, and alternatives to levees.
A foster family with a difference Teenager Alina, raised by two foster mothers in Germany, wants their surname while also seeking her birth father.
Colombia: Disappearing Children Since 2016, 450,000 Venezuelan children fled to Colombia; four teens crossed trochas to Bogotá.
South Africa and its Demons Thirty years post-apartheid, South Africa faces violence, inequality and corruption, yet offers resources and...
Exodus from Senegal Record numbers of African migrants head to Spain’s Canary Islands, many from Senegal where foreign trawlers wreck...
Syria: The Village of the Blind In northwest Syria’s Al-Nouri camp near Turkey, blind civilians live—some from birth, most injured in bombings.
Rwanda: The Silence of Words Rwandan genocide survivors accuse French soldiers of rape in refugee camps; court cases remain stalled.
Paris: The Search for Lost Letters Artist Adrianna Wallis revives lost letters, questioning if letter writing is dead in the digital age.
China: Pro-Colonisation Influencers Xinjiang, homeland of the persecuted Uighurs, is being promoted by Chinese influencers to attract settlers.
Bolivia: A Lake Becomes a Desert Bolivia’s Lake Poopó has vanished, leaving a salt desert with severe impacts on locals and biodiversity.
You Belong to Me! Femicide haunts Europe, exposing deep societal issues in Spain, France and Germany.
South Africa: Mining Coal to Survive In South Africa, miners risk abandoned pits, digging coal illegally to survive.
Colombia – Panama: The Darien Gap The Darién jungle between Colombia and Panama is a deadly migration route, crossed by over 250,000 people this year.
Pakistan: The Expulsion of Afghan Nationals On 1 November, Pakistan began a major operation to expel illegal Afghans after the voluntary deadline.