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Central and eastern Europeans tell their stories of how their countries were transformed into communist states after 1945.

The Trojan war continues: Without Achilles the Greeks are losing ground and the wall protecting their ships is broken. Hera invents a ruse to make Zeus go to sleep allowing Poseidon to enter the fray.

Behind convent walls, female baroque composers wrote their own chapter of music history.

While the Red Army was advancing towards Berlin in 1944, Stalin was already planning to incorporate Eastern Europe into his sphere of influence.

From the frontiers of the Roman Empire to the European Schengen area, a fascinating trip through the origins of borders.

In spite of Trump’s wall, thousands of migrants are continuing to cross the border from Mexico into the United States.

Why did the Trump administration row back on high tariffs on Canada and Mexico?

After the fall of the Berlin Wall, East Germans had to get used to a new way of consuming, working, and living. 

In Germany and Finland, a new way of treating prisoners is getting results.

Donald Trump’s infamous wall already divides people, even before construction has started.

An exclusive look at photography from the GDR, a world that no longer exists.

 A phenomenon in the art market, CryptoPunks now bring together a close-knit, passionate community, but are also becoming a target for profiteers.

They were going to take down the whole financial system, but it didn’t quite work out.

The historic Senegalese city of Saint-Louis is protected from the sea by a thin sandy peninsula, the Langue de Barbarie. But this densely populated fishing district is at threat from rising sea levels.

This vertical slum was a hotbed of crime, but also full of factories, cheap shops and a strong community.

Across the globe, glaciers are shrinking due to global warming. But the Perito Moreno glacier in Argentinian Patagonia is currently stable. This monstrous wall of ice draws tourists from far and wide. But for how much longer?