Mapping the World

Why do so many world maps place Europe at the centre? Why not Australia? And why is the north always at the top? 

With Donald Trump in the White House, Europe's largest trading partner is becoming an unreliable ally. The EU is therefore looking to make new friends.

Washington is waging a brutal campaign against South Africa, cutting much-needed aid and denouncing ‘white genocide’ in the rainbow nation.

Already a superstar across Africa, Dobet Gnahoré is now the ambassador for Afro-pop on the international scene.

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

With elections on the horizon in Hungary, Victor Orban’s party produced a deepfake of a rival candidate who is ahead in the polls

Reports from international bodies document the torture and inhuman conditions inflicted on Palestinians held in Israeli detention.

More and more young Greeks want to start their own businesses and work for themselves.

Elected with a clear majority of 55% in November 2023, the Argentinian president aims to deregulate drastically his country’s economy

Ordinary civilians are now preparing for war by volunteering for the Latvian National Guard in large numbers.

Jean-Michel Jarre sets up his equipment on Seville's Plaza de España for an immersive concert-show.

An old man swims in the sea. As he moves through the water, memories resurface... 

The US has pulled almost all its funding just as Ukraine is entering its fifth year of war. Can the EU plug the gap?

Skiing began as a means of survival in prehistory, only becoming synonymous with glamour and leisure in modern times.

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

The European Space Agency (ESA) is ramping up its budget. Does this mean Europe is to take the lead in the space race?

150 years after his birth, social media has brought Austro-Hungarian poet Rainer Maria Rilke to a new generation of readers.

Vanessa Wagner performs Philip Glass’s Piano Etudes with dancers from the Accrorap company.

We have released so many toxic chemicals that we have caused existential damage to our ecosystem.