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Just three months after Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February 2022, the Kiev opera house reopened, with a reduced workforce determined to keep going.

After a 25 year career, ballet dancers at the Paris Opera prepare for their final performances and their retirement.

Data Sources reveals how a French company operating in Russia is supplying equipment to the Russian army.

A church on wheels, moved several kilometres: this was the spectacular highlight of the relocation of the Swedish city of Kiruna.

The Armenians, expelled from Nagorno-Karabakh in 2023, dream of returning home like the storks do every year.

Fifty times more potent than heroin, fentanyl has already claimed dozens of victims in Poland.

The number of Israeli operations in Palestinian resistance strongholds in the West Bank is increasing.

The humble refreshment kiosks of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia are fighting for survival.

Can we deliver high quality healthcare without going under the knife?

A year after the first episode, the creativity and commitment of the artists is steadfast although the war is dragging on, adding to their anxiety and anguish.

Susanna, Alexis and Oleksii are three Kyiv opera artists exiled to Western Europe. They struggle as best they can with their new lives far from home and they fight every day to ensure that Ukraine and its culture are not forgotten.

A meticulously researched investigation showing how sexual predators operate on the Meta social network. 

The Ukrainian National Opera has decided to remove all works linked to Russia from its repertoire. How does the artistic community feel about being separated from a tradition that they they have been immersed in all their lives?

The members of the Kyiv Opera tell of how their art has acquired a new and vital patriotic dimension in wartime.

When fighting in Syria drew close to Aleppo, agronomists launched a daring attempt to save their seed collection.

In 1973 choreographer and dancer Carolyn Carlson brought an breath of American fresh air into the Paris Opera. In true hippy style she brought barefoot dancing, improvisation and a relaxed attitude. Not everyone was ready for change.

To reform their assault units, which have been wiped out after three years of war, the Ukrainian army is recruiting prisoners.

The Pakistani authorities launched a vast operation to turn back illegal Afghans on 1 November, the deadline given to Pakistan's largest immigrant community to leave the country voluntarily.

Since Russia invaded Ukraine, Poland has been making sure its armed forces, and ordinary citizens, are ready for action. 

In only one year of operation, the James Webb Space Telescope has revolutionised the way the universe is observed.