Food geographer Pierre Raffard takes us on a culinary odyssey to discover the most exciting recipes from around the globe. 

The World in Images offers an interpretation of images that asks us to look beyond the first glance.

Coupé-Décalé got the world dancing in the early 2000s. Today, its little brother, biama, is going through the roof.

Masha Borzunova meets a Russian deserter who tells how he went from being a war hero to an ostracised traitor of his country.

Foreigners are still travelling to St Petersburg and Moscow for tourism and personal business, in spite of sanctions.

One year after the attack of 7th October 2023, Israeli filmmaker Ori Szternfeld reflects on the aftermath.

Mark Zuckerberg gave his first interview after his U-turn on fact-checking on meta platforms with influential US podcaster Joe Rogan. 

Tracks East takes the pulse of a divided society at election time.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida tucks into seafood sourced from waters close to the Fukushima power plant. Is it safe to eat?

The new Syrian head of state appears for a BBC interview in a suit: a change of ideology or a canny PR move?

Israel’s far right national security minister provokes and humiliates on social media.

In southern India a huge Tamil film star has caused a surprise by winning the regional elections.  talent.

Taking 70 artefacts from European and American museums in daring heists is the aim of a new video game.

Qatar has long relied on football to increase its prestige, from buying French club Paris-Saint-Germain to sponsoring Barcelona. With TV rights selling for astronomical amounts, football is much more than just a sport.

A number from the Chinese New Year gala has gone viral: a group of robots performing kung fu.

In Russia, Turkey and Poland governments take a strong interest in school children's education.

The modern nation state is only four centuries old. Can we live outside of its structures and hierarchies?

Pyongyang is trying to attract Russian tourists to its beachers with a strange publicity campaign.

A universal basic income, degrowth, or a radical exit from the labour market. Ready to do nothing?

Tracks East shows how political football really is at the ‘non-political” FIFA World Cup 2026.