The World in Images

The former president of China, Hu Jintao, is ordered to leave the room during the Communist Party Congress.

Citizens of North Korea trying to flee the country risk their lives as China hunts them down.

A look back at the Jeffrey Epstein's life and how the Epstein Files are exposing corruption at the highest level.

How can the EU better organise its energy policy to be less vulnerable to external shocks such as war in the Middle East?

Climate change could get dramatically worse if certain tipping points are reached.

The Donut Daddy makes a doughnut on TikTok. Is this pornography or a cooking lesson?

The 2015 Paris Climate Agreement created a political and legal framework for definitively limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees.

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.

How can we have more fulfilling sex? Ronja von Rönne meets couples and singles who have reinvented their sexuality.

From queer cake sitting to sex positive tasting evenings, Tracks finds out about food and sexuality.

Prince was a diamond with many facets

A performance of Khatchaturian’s virtuosic violin concerto and Stravinsky’s ground-breaking The Rite of Spring.

How can we age well? Ronja von Rönne trys to find out by talking to chimney sweep Norbert Skrobek, who is close to retirement and Monika Gutte who defies age with a zest for life

They are reclaiming their bodies and freely expressing their sexuality: A focus on sex positive popstars in contemporary culture.

Paris city hall is pursuing a green traffic policy: Less cars, more bicycles. But not everybody is pleased.

For many, family means love and cohesion but can also be a source of tension and conflict.

The Czech Republic's leading horse race, which began in 1874, is also one of the most dangerous steeplechases in the world.

Using the latest technology, researchers are discovering the bright colours of ancient Greek art and architecture.