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

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

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

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?

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.

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

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

A few months ahead of the presidential election in October 2026. Two figures are locked in a a battle for Brazil.

Apart from Africa, all nations on all continents are facing an aging population over the next few decades.

In February 2026 the US supreme court ruled that the president cannot unilaterally decide tariffs,Trump’s favourite economic lever.

South Africa has become a strong regional power, but has serious problems of inequality, poverty and corruption.

War in Libya threatened the country's ancient sites but local armed volunteers guard their ancient heritage.