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From the fall of the Qing dynasty up to the era of Xi Jinping, the history of modern China.

A project to create Europe’s largest national park in Romania had divided opinion amongst locals.

Freedom and religion, capitalism and war: what American history teaches us about the country’s identity.

Climate change, drought and forest fires are putting pressure on Europe’s national parks.

The UN is in crisis as its Special Rapporteur accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza. Will Palestine be its downfall?

Built in 1896 as a variety theatre, the Uránia National Film Theatre remains an architectural landmark of Budapest to this day. 

A highly charged debate is ongoing in Latvia on the withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention, aimed at preventing violence against women.

Created in 1934 as a national radio orchestra, the Orchestre National de France brings music into French people’s lives from its home concert halls in Paris.

No oil, no energy and on the brink of economic collapse: how Cuba has to cope without Venezuela's help.

Nation states rarely repay their debts in full – yet they do not go bankrupt. How does this work?

The Republic of China seemed victorious after World War 2. But this was an illusion…

 For over a century, China has been engaged in a deliberate process of nation-building.

An insight into the values that have shaped the identity of American society over the last 250 years.

Allowed to return to earth just two years after his death, the knight Guercœur hopes to regain his freedom and be reunited with his love. But his hopes will be short-lived.

Tchaikovsky’s rarely performed opera in a production by Dmitri Tcherniakov conducted by Valentin Uryupin.

 In the democratic-leaning city of Philadelphia, the birthplace of the nation, local people are firmly against Donald Trump’s whitewashing of American history.

 Tracks East goes to Bulgaria to discover a nation of contrasts at a time of change.

The French National Orchestra, conducted by musical director Cristian Macelaru, performs French repertoire from Berlioz to Offenbach in a festive concert.

Serbians have been protesting for months against the government, triggered by the deadly collapse of the train station canopy in Novi Sad.

In the Andalusian Doñana National Park in Spain, horse breeders gather their mares together once a year in an age-old tradition