From trade in goods to critical infrastructure to digital technology, we live in a globalised world. But how interdependent are the EU and the USA?

A look at the life and music of one of Britain’s most charismatic and successful pop stars.

An update on the war in Ukraine, more than four and a half years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of the country.

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

The Black Death was a catastrophe, killing half of the population of the continent. But was it the worst pandemic ever? 

Half of the population menstruates, but it comes at a cost, and many people find it difficult to afford period products.

Every year, around 5,000 French students go abroad to study medicine. More than half of them choose Romania.  

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

NASA images reveal that Africa is a global wildfire hotspot.

In Belgium, farmers are finding it increasingly difficult to pass on their farms to younger generations.

After the Israeli-Hezbollah war, the Choobi family return to their frontier village where they find desolation.

On 1st January 2026, Cyprus took over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, despite being split in two.

After two and a half years of war, Ukraine remains a major exporter of grain, a sign of the country's resilience. 

The coffee plant is a fragile crop that is threatened by climate change: half of plantations could disappear by 2050.

Do disasters only bring suffering, or can they also be beneficial? Can calamities drive human evolution?

The 75 year anniversary of VE day was supposed to be a major event for Russia

A city divided between Belgium and the Netherlands, and scene of a murder? Welcome to Baarle.

ARTE first met Fereshta Azimi in 2020 on Lesbos, now transferred to the Greek mainland, what has happened to her hopes of asylum in Europe?

The last foreign troops are leaving Afghanistan, leading to fears of a Taliban resurgence

How a wardrobe malfunction resulted in the creation of Youtube