Crazy Borders

Chinese influencers are convincing people from across the country to colonise Xinjiang.

One man’s migration story: A Syrian who fled to Lebanon during the war, then built a life in Brazil before trying to reach America.

A new generation of tea growers are revitalising Georgia's plantations, abandoned after the fall of the USSR.

 Artists Satch Hoyt and Juan Covelli challenge colonial narratives and spark debate about the restitution of cultural artefacts.

The US has pulled almost all its funding just as Ukraine is entering its fifth year of war. Can the EU plug the gap?

A technical feat and the pride of Ukraine, this is the story of a giant of aviation history, the Antonov AN-225 Mriya.

After the fall of the Berlin Wall, East Germans had to get used to a new way of consuming, working, and living. 

A blow-by-blow account of one momentous day that marked a turning point in the history of a nation and its people.

When Italy capitulated in 1943, some soldiers from the German Wehrmacht also changed sides and joined the Italians.

How can we have more fulfilling sex? Ronja von Rönne meets couples and singles who have reinvented their sexuality.

Culture magazine Twist meets artists and creatives to discuss insomnia and how it manifests in their art.

Claude Monet made the cliffs at Étretat famous, but the charming town now suffers from overtourism.

The war in the Middle East is turning into a global oil crisis and fuel costs in Europe are soaring.

How can we age well? Ronja von Rönne trys to find out by talking to chimney sweep Norbert Skrobek, who is close to retirement and Monika Gutte who defies age with a zest for life

Paris city hall is pursuing a green traffic policy: Less cars, more bicycles. But not everybody is pleased.

Using the latest technology, researchers are discovering the bright colours of ancient Greek art and architecture.  

From queer cake sitting to sex positive tasting evenings, Tracks finds out about food and sexuality.

A complex feeling that is both problematic and useful, the latest research on boredom.

A look back at the Jeffrey Epstein's life and how the Epstein Files are exposing corruption at the highest level.