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Grandma And Me? Taiwan’s Gen Z Already Bears The Weight Of An Aging Society It used to be that Taiwan's multi-generational family lived together and cared for each other. Low birthrates and rising economic pain are reformulating the equation for all.

NATO’s New Stance On Russian Hybrid Attacks: Not A Threat Of War, But War Itself NATO’s warning signals a shift in how Europe must confront Russian cyber attacks, sabotage, and pressure on critical infrastructure, as Moscow turns sub-threshold conflict into a strategic weapon.

Tipsy Trails: Germany’s Black Forest Hike Where Schnapps Sets The Pace On the Brennersteig trail, a German journalist follows a route lined with orchards, distilleries, and endless tiny temptations, discovering how easily a simple hike becomes a pilgrimage from one bottle to the next.

Gifted And Exhausting? It’s Not Always Simple To Love A Brilliant Partner Their brains are wired differently, and those living with a "High Intellectual Potential" individual can be a daily challenge. Sometimes, intellectual intensity is accompanied by a destabilizing emotional hypersensitivity.

Bondi Beach, And How Not To Respond To An Anti-Semitic Attack The anti-Semitic attack on Bondi Beach has given rise to unnecessary controversy at a time when we should be united against this scourge and showing compassion for the victims. The resurgence of anti-Semitism around the world is too…

Latin America Edges Back Toward Taiwan, Amid Doubts About China’s Influence In several Latin American countries, there is renewed interest and advocacy to reactivate bilateral ties with Taiwan, after years of broken political promises and economic contracts.

Cheap Nails, Hidden Chains: Human Trafficking Inside Berlin’s Nail Salons Investigators warn that low-cost manicures in Berlin and across German cities are often sustained by labor exploitation and human trafficking networks, particularly involving Vietnamese workers.

PODCAST 🎧 Paris Calling, Ep.8 | Lu Min, Nanjing — Chinese Fiction & Universal Truths Nanjing-based Chinese novelist Lu Min walks us through her journey before and after becoming a writer — and how her work explores one of the most transformative eras of social change in China.

Fashion As Cultural Armor — Why We Follow Trends Fashion is a phenomenon that reaches far beyond clothes, influencing social and cultural behaviors. Is there a way to not be a slave to them?

Pinochet’s Shadow And Chile’s Choice Of José Antonio Kast What explains why 51 years after Pinochet's coup, Chile has elected someone who is nostalgically fond of dictatorship? The far-right candidate focused on immigration and insecurity, with rhetoric inspired by Trump and Milei.

Shaky Ground? Iceland’s Delicate Balance Of Tourism, Science And Survival From volatile volcanoes to fragile winter landscapes, Icelanders live between wonder and risk as scientists race to understand a land that both sustains and endangers them.

Fast Fashion Feedback? Why Clothing Recycling Is Less Green Than You Think Europe sends part of its textile surplus to unregulated hubs, sometimes returning it to the same country of origin, tripling emissions in the process.

More Work, Same Ceiling: Why Germany Can’t Close Its Executive Gender Gap Women are urged to work more and aim higher, yet the share of female managers in Germany has barely moved in a decade. Structural barriers, family pressures, and workplace networks continue to hold them back.

How Crypto Fraud Exposed The Ancient System Powering Nepal’s Economy Centuries-old network faces government heat as authorities link it to cryptocurrency, gold smuggling and tax evasion.

Italian Food’s UNESCO Heritage Has A Secret Ingredient: The Mixing UNESCO’s recognition highlights how migration, exchange, and diversity shaped Italian food, and why that legacy still matters today.

FCAS And Us: Why Europe’s Signature Fighter Jet System May Be Grounded Forever Germany and France once saw FCAS as the future of European defense, but political rifts and industrial rivalry now threaten the project itself.

Is Trump Steering A ‘Sleepwalking’ U.S. Toward War In Latin America?  The United States has seized a Venezuelan oil tanker, attacking the country's main source of income in an escalation of pressure aimed at bringing down the Maduro regime. Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who is in Oslo to…

Discount Delivery: The Youth Trap Of China’s Takeout Economy It's not that food delivery has changed our lives, but rather that everything in our lives has been validated by food delivery.

Cavallo, The Corsican Jewel Turned Playground For The Rich And Infamous This 120-hectare islet with a notorious reputation, located between Bonifacio and Sardinia, is virtually off-limits to visitors by order of its private owners. While public authorities are seeking to regain control, the courts…

Grown Up Too Fast? Puberty Too Soon? Scientists Warn End Of Childhood Is Accelerating For several years now, experts from various fields of medicine and psychology have expressed concern about the possibility that children are starting puberty at an earlier age than previous generations. What…

Black Sea Drones — How Ukraine Targets The “Shadow Fleet” Carrying Russian Oil Ukrainian sea drones have been attacking Russian tankers in the open sea for the first time in recent weeks. The risky tactic is proving effective and has angered Putin. But even allies are issuing warnings.

War Crimes Across The Board: Amnesty Condemns Hamas And Israel Alike Amnesty International has published a report accusing Hamas of war crimes and crimes against humanity. The report is particularly significant given that the human rights organization had previously accused Israel of committing…

Why The AI Bubble May Burst Sooner Than Silicon Valley Thinks OpenAI, Nvidia, Microsoft... all caught inside the same investment circle. Here's why the AI bubble is poised to pop.

Trying To Make Sense Of Trump’s Contempt For Europe Donald Trump has doubled down on his criticism of Europe, calling it “weak” and “ decaying,” and of Ukraine, which he said has no chance because Russia is "bigger." Why so much hatred?

In Our Age Of Infinite Information, Learning Starts With The Right Question Knowledge is acquired when students grasp the essential characteristics of the subject being studied and are able to transfer them.

Dry Tehran? The Risks Of Iran Moving Its Drought-Stricken Capital As Iran faces one of its worst droughts in decades, President Masoud Pezeshkian has revived a long-debated plan to move the capital city Tehran. But the country needs to address first the root causes of its water bankruptcy.

Israel’s “New Border” In Gaza Raises Fears Of A Permanent Partition The Israeli army chief of staff has described the separation between the two areas of Gaza as a “new border,” raising fears that the situation will become permanent when it was only supposed to be temporary pending the second…

Slashed Tires, Bad Vibes: Inside Hamburg’s Campervan Wars Residents in Hamburg report a wave of tire slashings targeting campervans, exposing growing tensions over parking, public space and the city’s lack of solutions.

The Well-Off Refugees Reshaping Uganda’s Housing Market As well-to-do refugees settle in Kampala’s suburbs, Ugandans say they’re being priced out.

Washington’s New Security Blueprint Paints A Dark Future For Europe The National Security Strategy, an official document released Friday in Washington, delivers a sharp attack on Europe while echoing far-right themes. It signals a break with the Europe we know, one that threatens support for…

Abu Dhabi Whispers: German Pols And Lobbyists Make Overtures To The Kremlin Former German government ministers and lobbyists have been meeting Putin associates in the Gulf, preparing reciprocal visits that could undermine Berlin’s official Russia policy.

With Bill 9, Quebec Is Testing The Limits Of Secularism And Civil Liberties A new proposal in Quebec reignites the battle over where secularism ends and religious freedom begins.

How Europe Can Lead The World Beyond Our Ugly Age Of Anything-Is-Possible From Ukraine to global power shifts, the certainties that once shaped our world have collapsed, forcing Europe to rethink what is still achievable in a rapidly changing reality.

The Fight Over Nazi Loot: Germany’s New Tribunal Faces Old Doubts Who owns a work of art that was looted or sold under duress during the Nazi era? This question has remained unresolved in many cases since the end of World War II. A new arbitration panel will now decide on ownership.

Pure Power: What Weds Trump’s Foreign And Domestic Policy Trump's interventions seem to correspond less to a conventional impulse toward peacemaking than to an attempt to secure strategic advantages for his country.

Putin In India, Macron In China — Snapshot Of A World In Transition The Russian president's visit to India is significant, indicative of the major moves aimed at redefining the world order — just like Emmanuel Macron's trip to China.

Can A Dutch-Designed Floating Metropolis Save The Maldives From Climate Change? Threatened with extinction by rising sea levels, the archipelago is building the world’s first floating city to house its population — with a little help from Dutch experts.

The Hidden Pipeline Trafficking Women Into Domestic Slavery In Iraq The Nepali government bars working abroad in Iraq for safety reasons. But more Nepali women are ending up there in abusive domestic work — including some who were trafficked.

How A Journalist’s Sentence Has Crushed France–Algeria Relations Christophe Gleizes’s sentencing on appeal by an Algerian court has sent shockwaves just as all signs pointed to a thaw in relations between Paris and Algiers. The apparent, perhaps temporary, failure of diplomacy has put Paris in an…

How A German Programmer Is Betting On A Bitcoin Implosion A 34-year-old programmer from Braunschweig is wagering that Michael Saylor’s debt fueled Bitcoin empire cannot withstand a crash, setting up an unlikely duel between a small investor and crypto billionaire.

Rediscovering The Lost Art Of Curiosity In A Digital Age The 21st century has made certain plots implausible. How can fiction manage to recapture suspense and longing?

Macron In China, A Minefield of Strategic Risks French President Emmanuel Macron has multiple and perhaps conflicting priorities as he lands in China to meet President Xi Jinping.

Why The Worst Of Trump II May Have Already Passed A string of political defeats, legal setbacks, and economic backlash is eroding Trump’s grip on power, raising cautious hopes that America’s democratic resilience is finally reasserting itself.

PODCAST 🎧 Paris Calling, Ep.7 | Alia Ibrahim, Beirut — Curious Journalists & Arab Independence Alia Ibrahim is one of the Arab world’s most respected journalists and co-founder of the independent media platform Daraj. She reflects on truth, freedom, and the resilience of Beirut — a city she calls…

An Ultimatum And Venezuela On Edge: Trump Escalates With Maduro Donald Trump and Nicolas Maduro spoke on the phone, but the U.S. president gave him an ultimatum to resign and leave the country. The alternative is likely to involve military action, which would disregard international law.

Could Ukraine Survive If Zelensky Is Pushed Out? Ukraine’s president faces mounting pressure abroad and growing distrust at home, as corruption claims and battlefield fatigue collide with the country’s fight for survival.

Darjeeling Unlimited: How Boyhood Years In India Shaped Tom Stoppard’s Vision India was the first country that gave Stoppard clear, continuous memories of childhood. Darjeeling was the first landscape he remembered.

Facing U.S. Pressure And Domestic Turmoil, Zelensky Turns to Europe While Vladimir Putin describes Volodymyr Zelensky's authority as “illegitimate,” the French foreign minister asserts that he has “every right to lead his country toward peace.” The weakened Ukrainian president is in Paris at a…

Prescription Fiction: How Reading Is Entering The Doctor’s Toolkit What if reading could help us heal? That’s the wager some doctors are taking these days — prescribing books alongside medication. Here’s a look at stories that might just do you good.