Crazy Borders

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.

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

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.

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

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

During the Franco dictatorship and afterwards, around 300,000 babies were stolen from the mothers, sold to childless couples using forged documentation

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.

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

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

Cultural workers are calling for a Europe-wide work status that protects artists in the face of shrinking budgets and the rise of AI.

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

Jean-Michel Jarre sets up his equipment on Seville's Plaza de España for an immersive concert-show.

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

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