Mapping the World

Prosperous modern India hides vast inequalities. But is the world’s most populous nation on the up or on the way out?

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

Together with Panama and Suriname, Bhutan is one of only three countries in the world with a negative carbon footprint.

Moldova is torn in two - part of the population wants rapprochement with the European Union, part looks back nostalgically to the Soviet era.

Reports from international bodies document the torture and inhuman conditions inflicted on Palestinians held in Israeli detention.

Across Europe, the far right is embedding itself into politics and daily life, but remains fundamentally violent and racist. 

Elected with a clear majority of 55% in November 2023, the Argentinian president aims to deregulate drastically his country’s economy

More and more young Greeks want to start their own businesses and work for themselves.

This is the engrossing story of Muammar Gaddafi's second son who, despite arrest warrants for crimes against humanity, ran for election in Libya.

Ordinary civilians are now preparing for war by volunteering for the Latvian National Guard in large numbers.

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

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

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

An old man swims in the sea. As he moves through the water, memories resurface... 

Skiing began as a means of survival in prehistory, only becoming synonymous with glamour and leisure in modern times.

Reports from international bodies document the torture and inhuman conditions inflicted on Palestinians held in Israeli detention.

150 years after his birth, social media has brought Austro-Hungarian poet Rainer Maria Rilke to a new generation of readers.

Vanessa Wagner performs Philip Glass’s Piano Etudes with dancers from the Accrorap company.

We have released so many toxic chemicals that we have caused existential damage to our ecosystem.