The Iranian regime is under threat both from outside by the United States and Israel, and from inside: many Iranians want an end to authoritarianism. 

 Relations between Israel and the European Union have been going through a period of considerable turbulence. 

Once steadfast allies, Canada and the United States are now at loggerheads because of Donald Trump’s statements and policies.

Tracks East meets opponents of the highly repressive regime of one of Russia’s closest allies.

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

A new war erupted on 28 February 2026 when American and Israeli airstrikes hit Iran. Why is this happening?

Why do some siblings become adversaries and others become allies? And is it really better to be an only child?

Is the Russian president losing influence? Whether it be with his Iranian ally, his Chinese partner or on the battlefield in Ukraine, the Kremlin strongman no longer seems invincible.

With Putin's wars and Trump's return, Europe is forced to rethink its security and autonomy.

Since 2023, the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) has been fighting Malian government forces and their allies in the Russian paramilitary group Wagner.

How is the Russian economy faring after three years of war and western sanctions?

The Greek island of Leros had a tumultuous second world war, held by both Allied and Axis forces. 

Religious ultra-nationalist youth dream of a Greater Israel with no space for the Palestinians.

German-Polish singer Alli Neumann travels to Warsaw, as the new Polish government is sworn in, to meet people from the city's arts scene.

When the USA wiretaps Germany and Angela Merkel discovers the Internet.

Turkey and Greece dispute a zone of the Eastern Mediterranean which could be rich in oil and gas.