Conflict Zones

Drones are reshaping modern warfare in conflicts around the world.

The Ukrainian president is under pressure from protests at home, bombs from Russia and criticism on the international stage.

In April 2026 reporter Edward Kaprov spent two weeks living amongst the last remaining residents of Kherson, a city on the frontline.

Sonu, Aman, Sajid and Tenu are part of the 20,000 foreign fighters fighting for Russia in Ukraine.

For four years, Russia has struck at Ukraine's vital infrastructure with the aim of demoralising the population. 

With endless air raids and drone strikes, the Ukrainian people are getting used to having to shelter in the metro and basements.

In Ukrainian Mariupol, occupied by Russia for four years, people pay in roubles and their passports are now Russian.

Life on the frontline with a Ukrainian drone division feels like a strange and deadly video game.

Restored wetlands would slow down tanks and infantry while also protecting the climate.

Harsher conditions for accessing social aid for Ukranian refugees is the aim of a bill that's being discussed in Warsaw.

A look at the daily struggle to survive amid a war that seems without end.

Putin has agreed to talks with Ukraine to take place in Turkey. But why there?

The Dnieper is one of Europe’s longest rivers and has been at the centre of the Ukraine war since the Russian invasion.

Strict sanctions are  imposed on Russia by Europe.So how is it that a Russian car dealer manages to import Porches from Germany with impunity?

Artist Émeric Lhuisset's reinterpretation of a famous 1891 painting is part of a media war between Russia and Ukraine.

As the war continues, tens of thousands of Ukrainian women have lost their husbands in the fighting, a difficult situation in this war-weary country.

In Kharkiv children rehearse a play to forget the war for a few hours.

Since the start of the war, private delivery service; Nova Poshta has maintained its services throughout the country, as close as possible to the front lines.

Two years of war has taken its toll on Ukraine, and the psychological wounds are becoming ever more apparent.

The outcome of the war in Ukraine is far from certain. But the Ukrainians are convinced that they will eventually retake the Crimean Peninsula. 

Photographer Alex Iacob explores Romania’s lost derelict breweries, abandoned cinemas and closed up spa towns.

Despite social pressure, many couples in France are opting not to have children.

Whilst other European rail companies are gradually phasing out this mode of transport, ČD Night, a small Czech company, is trying to expand its network of sleeper carriages.

Spanish parents want their children to have an adolescence without devices, judged better for their mental health and online safety.

One in five chickens eaten in the EU comes from Poland, where huge factory farms supply a growing demand.

Our reporters filmed inside Libya’s detention centres where migrants intercepted while trying to reach Europe are held.

15 hours of physics a day: How a Bulgarian teacher shapes great minds without the internet or distractions.

The way of life of the Mikea, a little-known ethnic group in south-west Madagascar, is threatened.

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

Marking the opening of the 60th edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival, RAYE invites a host of international pop stars to join her on stage for an evening of music.

From Antiquity to today’s social media, this documentary looks at the history male domination. Why are we still in a machocracy?

Icelanders have voted against resuming talks on EU membership. A blow to Brussels or just a bump in the road?

More than 40 years since its creation, Belgian choreographer Wim Vandekeybus’s defining work is still just as radical.

Photographer Alex Iacob explores Romania’s lost derelict breweries, abandoned cinemas and closed up spa towns.

Discover the German Alpine Road for nearly 500 kilometres of spectacular scenery and cultural discoveries.

Despite social pressure, many couples in France are opting not to have children.

Wealthy Europeans are alleged to have paid to shoot at civilians during the Siege of Sarajevo. Did it really happen?

Alice doesn't know if she wants lockdown to end and she's lost her appetite for making love.

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