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Behind the glitzy facade of the World Cup... there's a darker side to the world of football.

Mexico has invested massively in infrastructure in order to host the World Cup. But ordinary Mexicans are being priced out by expensive tickets.

Ina Liga covers the lowest divisions of Slovakian football which has found a huge audience.

Mexico and the US are now determined to finally break the power of the cartels.

French footballer Jules Koundé was named Best Dressed of 2023 by the influential London fashion magazine Outlander. Focus on the increasingly fashion-focused players in the French national football team.

Qatar has long relied on football to increase its prestige, from buying French club Paris-Saint-Germain to sponsoring Barcelona. With TV rights selling for astronomical amounts, football is much more than just a sport.

 Twist meets the singular people who dive into dange,r be they artists, scientists, climbers or photojournalists.

Masha Borzunova meets a Russian deserter who tells how he went from being a war hero to an ostracised traitor of his country.

Qatar has long relied on football to increase its prestige, from buying French club Paris-Saint-Germain to sponsoring Barcelona. With TV rights selling for astronomical amounts, football is much more than just a sport.

Climate disasters, global inequalities, the threat of a third world war... Could we solve humanity's problems with world government?

How is it possible for one of the world’s poorest countries to develop nuclear weapons? 

Arguing can be painful, but it can also clear the air, resolve underlying issues, and strengthen relationships. 

Since the end of the Cold War, Romania has seen its population decline with millions emigrating to work in Western Europe. 

Audio pornography leaves room for the imagination while arousing the listener with erotic stories

With one of his paintings, Gerhard Richter made an intervention into a long-running an passionate debate: Which way round should you put the toilet roll?

Marking the opening of the 60th edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival, RAYE invites a host of international pop stars to join her on stage for an evening of music.

With Keir Starmer ‘s resignation, British politics is still unstable after six prime ministers in the ten years since the Brexit vote.

Cologne, Autumn 1944: In the bombed-out city, a small group of young people put up armed resistance against the Nazi regime

An odyssey through Iran in search of a lost father for one Tehrani teenager and her friends.

Audio pornography leaves room for the imagination while arousing the listener with erotic stories

Legendary Berlin duo Modeselektor return to Sónar Festival with a new live set of eclectic rave sounds.

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

When Pope Leo XIV spoke out against war, President Trump criticised the leader of the catholic church, which caused a backlash.

Despite its shift toward authoritarianism, Turkey is a strategic partner for the EU.

Straits across the world are crucial for global trade and provide strategic advantages for neighbouring countries.