Mapping the World

On 27 September 2024, the head of the Lebanese Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, and several senior members of the Shiite party were killed in Israeli strikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut.

Since 1943, Lebanon has been caught up in the conflicts of its neighbours.

Every day in Beirut, Israeli missiles are raining down on the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital

After the Israeli-Hezbollah war, the Choobi family return to their frontier village where they find desolation.

An overview of the geopolitical situation in the Middle East following the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

The Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October has rekindled the conflict on the Israel-Lebanon border.

The fighting between Israel and Hezbollah on Lebanon's southern border is turning villagers' lives upside down.

Lebanon's once proud education system is, like the country, in a serious crisis.

Since the collapse of the banking system, Lebanese people have seen their living standards plunge

The Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October has rekindled the conflict on the Israel-Lebanon border.

Opposing the Neom project in Saudi Arabia can get you put in prison or killed.

Behind the glossy coverage of the nation as a tourist destination, Saudi citizens are oppressed when they speak out.

The US and Israel’s war is inevitably also Europe’s war. But Europe is divided on how to act.

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

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

Rare earths are the essential resource of the twenty first century, needed for electric cars, smart phones, and renewable energy.

The Iranian regime is under threat both from outside by the United States and Israel, and from inside: many Iranians want an end to authoritarianism. 

Denmark faces two serious threats: Donald Trump's predatory ambitions over Greenland, and intimidation from Russia.

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

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

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

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

Bach’s St John Passion from Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie with the NDR vocal ensemble and Concerto Köln conducted by Klaas Stok.

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

White sand, white citrus blossom, white houses – Spain’s Costa Blanca is aptly named.

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

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

A complex feeling that is both problematic and useful, the latest research on boredom.