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As Queen Elizabeth II celebrates 70 years on the throne, we take a look at the organisation that she heads, the Commonwealth.

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Olaf Scholz, Mario Draghi and Emmanuel Macron recently visited Kyiv in a show of support for Ukraine at war. Summary of the situation in Ukraine and Europe’s position on the conflict.

Scholz, Macron and Draghi in Kyiv

The British government is pursuing a controversial migration policy of sending foreign nationals that have illegally crossed the channel to Rwanda. What awaits them in a country 6,000 kilometres from London?

London - Kigali: Migrant Scandal

The British government is pursuing a controversial migration policy of sending foreign nationals that have illegally crossed the channel to Rwanda. 

Bulgaria is highly dependent on Russian oil and gas and has been hit hard by the repercussions from the war in Ukraine. Focus on and often overlooked European nation.

Bulgaria Caught in the Middle

Despite opposition from Hungary and Slovakia, the EU embargo on Russian oil is now in place. Where can Europe get its oil from now?

EU Say No to Russian Oil

In June, July and August in Germany a 9-euro ticket has been introduced which is valid for nearly all public transport in Germany. Could measures like this be more common in the fight against climate change?

Climate Change: Shift to Rail?

In Afghanistan, the Taliban are now banning female journalists from appearing on air with their faces uncovered. This decision follows the announcement on 7 May that Afghan women are once again required to wear the full veil in public. 

Afghan Women Targeted

May 2022 has seen record temperatures in many places around the world. As heat waves become more frequent, the harmful effects on humans and the environment are ever more apparent.

Heatwaves in Spring

May 2022 has seen record temperatures in many places around the world. 

The Lebanese parliamentary elections have returned independent 13 MPS coming from the October 2019 social movement. Could Lebanon be finally moving on from a rigid political structure based on religious ties?

Hope for Lebanon?

The Lebanese parliamentary elections have returned independent 13 MPS.. Could Lebanon be finally moving on from a rigid political structure based on religious ties?

Mali’s military junta has announced that it has foiled a coup d'état led "by Malian army officers, supported by the West". Since then, numerous arrests have been reported as relations with the West deteriorates.

Mali: End of an Era?

In an historic turnaround, Sweden and Finland want to join NATO thus ending their decades-long neutrality. The war in Ukraine has reawakened fears of the Russian neighbour.

Finland and Sweden Opt for NATO

In an historic turnaround, Sweden and Finland want to join NATO thus ending their decades-long neutrality. 

Lockdowns, crop failures due to climate change and the war in Ukraine are all to blame for soaring prices around the world.

Geopolitics of Inflation

Schools and hospitals have been bombed, civilians shot in the back of the head. The International Criminal Court is already investigating alleged war crimes in Ukraine as the conflict is ongoing.

Ukraine: Looking for Justice

A war of optics is raging on 9 May. Russia celebrates the victory over fascism, Ukraine shows defiance and it is Europe day in the European Union.

9 May: A War of Images

Visiting France on 4th May, Narendra Modi was warmly welcomed by French President Emmanuel Macron. But the Indian Prime Minister did not condemn the Russian invasion, merely expressing his "concern". That's because India depends heavily on Russia for its supply of arms and energy.

India's Ukraine Problem

Why India needs Russia, and won't condemn the war in Ukraine

The Supreme Court is now made of a majority of ultra-conservative judges since President Trump's term in office. The court now looks set to overturn the Roe v Wade case which gave women the constitutional right to have an abortion if they so wish or need. This worrying step backwards for women's rights doesn't mean women won't have abortions. It means they'll die trying.

Abortion: A Threatened Right

This worrying step backwards doesn't mean women won't have abortions. It means they'll die trying

On May 9, Russia celebrated its victory day without a victory in Ukraine. Instead, President Putin further pushed the narrative of Russian victimhood, despite the fact that Moscow, not Kyiv, is the agressor. As the battle continues to rage, we take a look at Ukraine before and after the conflict.

Ukraine, Before and After the War

As the battle continues to rage, we take a look at Ukraine before and after the conflict

China’s fight against COVID used to seem exemplary. But with brutal and inhumane lockdowns imposed on many cities to fight the Omicron variant, citizens are angry and the Zero Covid strategy is stretched to breaking point. Could Xi Jinping be in trouble?

COVID Puts Chinese Regime under Strain

China’s fight against COVID used to seem exemplary. But with brutal and inhumane lockdowns imposed on many cities to fight the Omicron variant, citizens are angry. Could Xi Jinping be in trouble?

On Tuesday 26 April, Gazprom announced that it was stopping gas deliveries to Poland and Bulgaria. The two countries had made it known that they refused to pay Russia in roubles. How could Europe cope with a possible European embargo on Russian gas?

Russian Gas: Who Is Ready for an Embargo?

Victor Orban personally endorsed right-wing populists in the recent French and Slovenian elections. Both candidates lost with a newcomer, Robert Golob, winning in Slovenia.

Slovenia: Setback for Populists

The Ukrainian president has proposed a new meeting with the Russian president to end the war. If negotiations were to take place, the Kremlin is likely to demand that Ukraine become a neutral state and renounce its wish of joining NATO. Finland has long been neutral, but its position on this issue is now shifting.

Ukraine-Finland: Neutrality in Question

If peace negotiations were to take place, the Kremlin is likely to demand that Ukraine become a neutral state like another Russian neighbour, Finland.

Viktor Orban won his fourth consecutive electoral victory in April. The Prime Minister of Hungary welcomes Ukrainian refugees, despite been strongly hostile to other refugees in the past. For twelve years, the leader of the Fidesz party has imposed his model of the illiberal democracy on the EU, which is at odds with some fundamental values of the bloc.

The EU and Viktor Orban's illiberal democracy

Hungary's Viktor Orban welcomes Ukrainian refugees, despite being strongly opposed to other refugees in the past

After the covid years which led the Saudi kingdom to limit the number of pilgrims, one million pilgrims are allowed to come this summer for the Hajj, the annual summer pilgrimage to Mecca. Mohamed Ben Salmane's Saudi Arabia is reviving a fundamental element of its power at a strategic moment: The West is criticising the Saudis for not helping Europeans wean themselves of Russian oil.

Saudi Arabia: Pilgrims Return

Some in Moscow are pointing out that Vladimir Putin’s popularity is holding up as he positions himself as a strongman and war leader defending Russia’s greatness against the West. A persona he has been cultivating since the 1990s.

Vladimir Putin: War Leader

As Washington announces the delivery of heavy military equipment to Ukraine, the Kremlin needs to show it also has support. Belarus, which serves as a base to transport Russian equipment and soldiers to Ukraine, is also one of the worst dictatorships on the planet.

Belarus: Vladimir Putin's Supporter

With possible war crimes in Russia, many European countries are considering an embargo on Russian gas imports. The Baltic states are already finding alternative energy supplies.

An Embargo on Russian Gas

With suspected war crimes in Ukraine, the UN General Assembly voted to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council. 93 countries voted in favour, 24 voted against, 58 countries abstained. a sign of a crumbling international consensus?

Is the United Nations Obsolete?

In peacetime, Ukraine and Russia account for around 30% of world wheat exports. With the war restricting trade, Mapping the World looks at who depends most on Ukrainian and Russian wheat exports.

How the War Affects Food Supplies

The French presidential election campaign has been dominated by foreign policy issues as the Russian invasion of Ukraine and NATO membership have been top of the agenda.

France: A Foreign Affairs Election?

Why did the Russian army retreat to southern and eastern Ukraine? What did we know, before this war in Ukraine started, of Russian military power? Was it overrated? How does it measure up to American and Chinese military powers?

Russia's Military Might

What did we know, before this war in Ukraine started, of Russian military power?

Most of Mariupol's infrastructure has been destroyed. The city is a strategic port on the Black Sea, as it's not far from Crimea (annexed by Russia) and located in the Donbas, which is already under the influence of the Kremlin. As the invasion falters, the Russian army has fallen back to the separatist region, hoping that there at least, they can secure a victory.

The Kremlin Saves Face in the Donbas

The Russian army has fallen back to the Donbas, hoping that there at least, they can secure a victory

Sixth week of war in Ukraine: as the Russian army retreats, they leave behind the corpses of executed civilians and traumatised survivors. The Ukrainian authorities say the Russians committed war crimes and human rights abuses against the locals.

Massacres and Refugees: 40 Days of War

We take stock and look back on what happened in the first 40 days of war

The European Union and China held a summit at the beginning of April to address Beijing's close relationship to Moscow in the wake of the Ukraine war. Also on the agenda was the question of the Sino-European Investment Agreement (suspended in May 2021), and Chinese anger over Lithuania's decision to gave Taipei the right to a representative office in Vilnius, under the name of Taiwan.

EU-China Summit: The Psychology of War

The EU and China held a summit to address Beijing's close relationship to Moscow in the wake of the Ukraine war

For Moscow, despite Kyiv's concessions on its "neutrality", the negotiations in Istanbul on Tuesday 29 March did not give rise to anything "very promising". Recently, researcher Sophie Marineau said: "Replace Luhansk and Donetsk with Ossetia and Abkhazia, Kyiv with Tbilisi, and you get the Ukrainian version of what happened in Georgia in 2008."

A Georgian Solution for Kyiv?

Despite Kyiv's concessions on its "neutrality", Moscow has yet to agree to a ceasefire

Many Russians will land in Dubai this week where no sanctions apply against the country’s oligarchs. The UAE and Saudi Arabia have not fully supported the West's stance in the war on Ukraine. A focus on how and why that is.

The Gulf States' Strategy

The UAE and Saudi Arabia have not fully supported the West's stance in the war on Ukraine. A focus on how and why that is.

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In Latin America, 12 countries are currently governed by left-wing parties, while only 7 are governed by right-wing parties. In 2022, three presidential elections are expected on the continent: in Costa Rica, Colombia and Brazil. Elections that could change the face of the continent.

The Left in Latin America

At the crossroads between China and India is Indonesia, an archipelago bursting with potential. The biggest Muslim country in the world became a democracy after years of dictatorship. It successfully curbed threats from Islamic extremists and enjoys the most dynamic economy in the region. Indonesia could well become a major player in international politics.

Indonesia: An Archipelago With Potential

At the crossroads between China and India, is Indonesia, an archipelago bursting with potential

The fall of the USSR destabalised the Caucasus, which is being eyed up by three autocratic regimes: Russia, Turkey, and Iran. Each country jealously guards its interests in this oil and gas-rich region. 

The Caucasus: At the Crossroads of Europe and Asia

The fall of the USSR destabalised the Caucasus, which is being eyed up by three autocratic regimes: Russia, Turkey, and Iran

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Drockick Murphys are perhaps the most Irish of American bands. The Bostonians baptize their new album Turn Up That Dial at Hellfest 2022.

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As soon as weightlessness sets in in Earth orbit, everything floats, including bodily fluids. Most astronauts suffer from space sickness – similar to seasickness. You get sick, your eyes go crazy, your face swells up, your legs get longer and after a few sleepless nights (there is no day or night in space) many astronauts get severe back pain. Space researchers are trying to understand how the human body reacts without gravity. Could we need it to live?

Are We Ready for Mars?

What would happen to our bodies if we were all suddenly exposed to weightlessness in space?

42: The Answer to Almost Everything

Punk rock fans note: The Offspring have released a new album: The Californians perform tracks from their latest work at Hellfest, Let the Bad Times Roll.

The Offspring

Brazilian cult band Sepultura is back at Hellfest! They unleash their intense thrash metal in front of a white-hot audience.

Sepultura

What does it mean to be a man in the modern world? Jan goes in search of answers on the streets of Berlin where he meets barbecue grillers, American football players and queer foresters.

Be a Man! - But How?

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Known for their incandescent, fiery performances, Swedish black metal band Watain perform their pyrotechnics at Hellfest 2022.

Watain

JInjer are Ukraine’s official ambassadors of metal. Led by the voice and charisma of singer Tatiana Shmayluk, they are bringing their special blend of progressive groove metal to the world.

Jinjer

According to the myth, the Greeks managed to enter the city of Troy by building a wooden horse in which was hidden Greek soldiers. How much of this story is based on actual historical events? And if the story is true, was it even a horse?

The Mystery of the Trojan Horse

The Russian enclave of Kaliningrad sits between Lithuania and Poland. Once German East Prussia, it is now home to 1 million Russian citizens. What is life like in this small territory now practically cut off from its EU neighbours since the war in Ukraine began?

Kaliningrad: Putin's Enclave

The Russian enclave of Kaliningrad sits between Lithuania and Poland and is now practically cut off from its EU neighbours since the war in Ukraine began.

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Hellfest invites a heavyweight of crossover and thrash metal: Los Angeles natives Suicidal Tendencies make the main stage tremble!

Suicidal Tendencies

The ‘Operation Hotel’ revelations back in 2018 revealed that the Ecuadorian government was spying on Julian Assange, taking refuge in their London embassy at the time. But recent evidence from Spanish authorities suggests that it was in fact American intelligence that sponsored the surveillance. With the USA currently trying to extradite Assange from his London prison to be tried for the disclosure of hundreds of thousands of top-secret documents on WikiLeaks, the global Assange story, murkier than ever, is ongoing.

Global Assange

The WikiLeaks founder is currently fighting extradition to the US where he faces charges that could result in a 175 year prison sentence

With their latest album Soul on Fire, The Last Internationale brings a rebellious spirit to the main stage of Hellfest 2022.

The Last Internationale

Drugs have a bad press. But scientists have long been convinced that the use of psychedelics can sometimes be beneficial. The use of ecstasy, LSD and other hallucinogens could soon be authorised for therapeutic purposes. Should we change our relationship to certain drugs?

Are We Doing More Drugs?

Scientists have long been convinced that the use of psychedelics can sometimes be beneficial.

The trio led by Matthew Bellamy is one of the most explosive and creative forces in rock music over the past two decades. There is no one else quite like Muse. Be impressed by their committed performance at Berlin’s Tempelhof Sounds Festival.

Tempelhof Sounds 2022

 There is no one else quite like Muse. Be impressed by their committed performance at Berlin’s Tempelhof Sounds Festival.

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In Jordan, on the site of one of the world's first settlements, archaeologists have unearthed treasures including a sumptuous pearl necklace for a little girl. An object that provides clues about life in the Neolithic period.

Neolithic Treasures from Jordan

In Jordan, on the site of one of the world's first settlements, archaeologists have unearthed treasures including a sumptuous pearl necklace for a little girl. 

The Mysterious Stone Age Village

Just a few weeks before the release of their new album, The Sick and the Dying… and the Dead! Thrash metal stars Megadeth perform at Hellfest 2022.

Megadeth

Pittsburgh punk band Anti-Flag have been going strong since the late 1980s. They bring their anthemic sound at Hellfest 2022.

Anti-Flag

The Staatsoper Hamburg’s new production of Gaetano Donizetti’s opera buffa "Don Pasquale" is directed by David Bösch.The plot of this turbulent comedy turns on the title character and his nemesis sung by Italian baritone Ambrogio Maestri and Australian soprano Danielle de Niese respectively.The Philharmonische Staatsorchester Hamburg will be conducted by Matteo Beltrami.

From the Staatsoper Hamburg

David Bösch stages Gaetano Donizetti’s comic opera "Don Pasquale".

Gaetano Donizetti: Don Pasquale

Fisherman Darren Kenyon is from Grimsby in north-east England. Like 70% of the people in the area, he voted for Brexit in the hope for a better deal for the fishing sector. But so far nothing has improved for the industry and the wider region. Former Boris Johnson supporters feel cheated.

Fisherman Darren Kenyon is from Grimsby in north-east England. He voted for Brexit in the hope for a better deal for the fishing sector. But so far nothing has improved.

Re: British Fishermen and Brexit

It has its own currency, flag and government. Yet the state of Transnistria is not recognised by the international community. Wedged between Ukraine and Moldova, 450 kilometres long and a few dozen kilometres wide, it claimed independence in 1990.

Transnistria: Back to the USSR

It has its own currency, flag and government. Yet the state of Transnistria is not recognised by the international community.

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