A study coordinated by PAN Europe across 13 countries has found that 85% of conventionally grown apples tested contained multiple pesticides at the same time. In Spain, the figure stands…
Venezuelan Óscar Olivares is the man behind the world’s tallest mural of plastic lids in the Zacamil neighbourhood of San Salvador. The piece is more than 13 metres high and…
The Pontiff has dismissed any immediate prospect of change in the Vatican’s stance on LGBT+ rights. It’s one of many views he’s discussed openly with Vaticanist Elise Ann Allen that…
The political drama directed by Ilker Çatak won the top prize at the Berlin International Film Festival 2026. The German-Turkish filmmaker accepted the Golden Bear from jury president Wim Wenders.…
For the first time in its history, a Kazakh documentary has premiered at the Berlinale’s Forum section — one of the world’s most influential film festivals. ‘River Dreams’, the debut…
In Doha’s vibrant dining scene, international cuisines bring people together, offering moments of shared culture, hospitality and everyday connection across communities. Read More
On International Mother Language Day, we look at how rap and hip-hop artists are mixing languages and spreading a vernacular that captures the contemporary Francophone world: multi-ethnic, multilingual, and shaped…
Central Asia is investing heavily in cultural infrastructure, from privately funded museums in Kazakhstan to state-led institutions in Uzbekistan. These contrasting approaches reveal how culture is being mobilised as strategy,…
While historic scenes of celebrations at the Brandenburg Gate spread worldwide as Germany reunified, four filmmakers documented the quiet, contrasting everyday life at Friedrichstrasse station in 1990. A thought-provoking, unusual…
Abandoned, bullied and left to figure things out on his own, Punch found an unlikely friend – an IKEA orangutan plushie – and has now stolen the internet’s hearts. Read…