Duels of History

A Russian soldier contacts the sister of a missing Ukrainian soldier. He says he killed him. Data Sources investigates. .

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

Once the fad of Californian billionaires, the quest for longevity is now a global trend.

Friedrich Ebert and Rosa Luxemburg comrades on the left - and yet became bitter enemies.

Sculptors Auguste Rodin and Camille Claudel had a passionate affair, but things turned sour.

Jiang Qing represented the old ways of the Chinese Communist Party, so she had to go.

Why is Lucrezia Borgia, daughter of Pope Alexander VI, still viewed as a Machiavellian manipulator? 

Could the Spanish have conquered Mexico without the help of Malinche, a Native American slave who became Hernan Cortés' translator? 

How did Marie Curie's love affair with the married physicist Paul Langevin become a national story that divided France?

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

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

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... 

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

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

When Rémi went to study in Berlin, he promised himself he wouldn’t leave before having a night out at the city's most famous club.

Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France performs Saariaho’s Hush trumpet concerto with Verneri Pohjola as soloist.

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

With Putin's wars and Trump's return, Europe is forced to rethink its security and autonomy.