How humans are exploiting the oceansIndustrial 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 resistNATO’s Battle Group in Lithuania, led by Germany, trains with allies to deter Russian aggression on the Baltic front.
Fat shaming – Fighting intoleranceFrom childhood stigma to #Bodypositivity, heavier people fight fat phobia and demand acceptance.
Floating cities as an innovative response to climate changeRising seas threaten coastal cities; architects test floating cities, aquaculture, and alternatives to levees.
A foster family with a differenceTeenager Alina, raised by two foster mothers in Germany, wants their surname while also seeking her birth father.
Colombia: Disappearing ChildrenSince 2016, 450,000 Venezuelan children fled to Colombia; four teens crossed trochas to Bogotá.
South Africa and its DemonsThirty years post-apartheid, South Africa faces violence, inequality and corruption, yet offers resources and...
Exodus from SenegalRecord numbers of African migrants head to Spain’s Canary Islands, many from Senegal where foreign trawlers wreck...
Syria: The Village of the BlindIn northwest Syria’s Al-Nouri camp near Turkey, blind civilians live—some from birth, most injured in bombings.
Rwanda: The Silence of WordsRwandan genocide survivors accuse French soldiers of rape in refugee camps; court cases remain stalled.
Paris: The Search for Lost LettersArtist Adrianna Wallis revives lost letters, questioning if letter writing is dead in the digital age.
China: Pro-Colonisation InfluencersXinjiang, homeland of the persecuted Uighurs, is being promoted by Chinese influencers to attract settlers.
Bolivia: A Lake Becomes a DesertBolivia’s Lake Poopó has vanished, leaving a salt desert with severe impacts on locals and biodiversity.
South Africa: Mining Coal to SurviveIn South Africa, miners risk abandoned pits, digging coal illegally to survive.
Colombia – Panama: The Darien GapThe Darién jungle between Colombia and Panama is a deadly migration route, crossed by over 250,000 people this year.
Pakistan: The Expulsion of Afghan NationalsOn 1 November, Pakistan began a major operation to expel illegal Afghans after the voluntary deadline.
Kaliningrad: Putin’s ExclaveKaliningrad, once East Prussia, now 1M Russians, is cut off from EU since the Ukraine war.