Deep Thought: A Conversation with Wolf Biermann ARTE’s new talk series features Wolf Biermann in Hamburg, reflecting on two Germanys, democracy, and future turns.
East Timor: Priest Paedophile Scandal In East Timor, where 97% are Catholic, people are breaking silence on clergy paedophilia scandals.
Baltic States: On the Edge of War Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, once little-known, now fear Russia’s war in Ukraine threatens their security.
Cambodia: The School Built from Waste Cambodia’s Coconut School builds with waste, teaching children education and ecological awareness.
South Africa: A New Mayor In an ANC stronghold, Chris Pappas stands out as a white opposition mayor elected by a black majority.
China: The Disappearing Millionaires (2019) China’s once‑celebrated self‑made tycoons now face CCP pressure, with disappearances, alleged suicides, and warnings...
Crazy for Plastic Surgery Cosmetic surgery is booming worldwide, discussed with surgeons Mauricio de Maio, Oren Marco, and philosopher Heather...
Israel-Palestine: Secret Babies of the Intifada In the past decade, Palestinian prisoners in Israel fathered about 100 children via smuggled sperm and IVF.
Syria: Raqqa after the War Four years after Raqqa’s fall, Syria still faces major challenges in securing lasting peace.
Ivory Coast: A Country of Possibility Ivory Coast, Africa’s top cocoa producer, rebuilt its economy after civil war, but inequality, politics, Sahel...
*RE-UPLOAD* Iraq: Ghosts of Mosul Two years after ISIS’s defeat in Mosul, its widows and children remain unwanted, lacking papers and a future.
*RE-UPLOAD* Libya: Locked Up Thousands of jihadists in Benghazi prisons languish for years without trial, straining authorities.
Los Angeles: Capital of the Iranian Opposition In Los Angeles’s Iranian diaspora, Assal, Sudi, and Roozbeh—exiles for 30 years—share criticism of Iran’s...
Syria: Growing Up in a War Zone Reporters following Idlib since 2018 found boys like Hammoudi, Bilal, and Ahmad forced into work at 12, their earnings...
Sri Lanka: Food Crisis Since 2022, Sri Lanka has faced soaring inflation, a food crisis, and failed organic farming policies.
Dominican Republic: Anti-Haitian Feeling Haiti, the Americas’ poorest state, shares Hispaniola with the booming Dominican Republic, where many Haitians cross...
Serbia: The Fallout From Two Mass Shootings With 39% gun ownership, Serbia saw mass protests after killings; Vucic launched a nationwide disarmament campaign.
Greece: the Sick Man of Europe? Fifteen years after its debt crisis, Greece still struggles with corruption, weak public services, mistrust,...