• 54 minutes 59 seconds
    Germany's Gen Z joins the protests
    Gen Z youth-quake reaches Germany, what do the US midterm results mean for Europe? Hungary lifts the lid on Soviet-era spying secrets, Drug Facilitated Sexual Assault, and Russia’s war economy.
    5 November 2026, 5:54 pm
  • 54 minutes
    Serbia after Vucic: Can the students deliver?
    A historic victory leaves Serbia facing tough choices. Hungary tries to restore its public broadcaster's independence, while protests in France echo 1968. Plus: Norway’s borrowed sunshine and rituals of remembrance.
    29 October 2026, 4:32 pm
  • 54 minutes
    French riots: An early Christmas gift for Le Pen?
    As young people hit the streets across Europe, we take stock of the protests and riots shaking France. Plus, we feature DW’s new 'Call Sign Condor' podcast, exploring why so many Latin Americans are fighting for Ukraine.
    22 October 2026, 3:37 pm
  • 54 minutes
    Attacked without warning: what did the US know?
    Will the US still warn Ukraine of Russian attacks? Why is Ukraine's Hungarian minority so influential? Life in prison for phone theft? Is Serbia's Vucic on the way out? Where can Ukrainian abuse survivors turn in Poland?
    15 October 2026, 4:38 pm
  • 54 minutes
    Pupils vs Police: Macron’s teaching moment?
    Why students are protesting across France and scientists are sounding the alarm over EU pesticide rules. Plus, Spain’s wildfire damage and efforts to restore affected areas, and a UK special on Burnham’s bid for Britain.
    8 October 2026, 4:42 pm
  • 54 minutes
    Maricarmen vs the real estate vultures
    Spain's octogenarian housing hero, Trump's shadow over Bosnian politics and a word with Norwegian Death. Then: all things Euro-Canadian, an unusual Czech voter-push and Rome's viral graffiti remover.
    1 October 2026, 4:06 pm
  • 54 minutes
    The trials and tribulations of Friedrich Merz
    A punishing week for Germany’s chancellor, Istanbul’s shipyards pivot from cereals to salvage, the UK plans a parliamentary hearing to establish why it kind of sucks at Eurovision and Oulu's climate clock keeps ticking.
    24 September 2026, 6:37 pm
  • 54 minutes
    Russia's salsa-dancing spy handler
    DW's investigation into disposable agents and why Russia won't let some of its own soldiers find rest. Then: could Berlin soon be governed by The Left? As well as Turkey's crackdown against the LGBTQ+ community—and more.
    17 September 2026, 4:32 pm
  • 54 minutes
    AfD debrief: after the election is before the election
    Veteran journalist Hans Pfeifer on covering the AfD and what might be next. Then: from Norway's popular monarchy and Russia’s struggling coal industry to a macabre Berlin opera and the Women’s Basketball World Cup.
    10 September 2026, 4:06 pm
  • 54 minutes
    The divisions that outlived war criminal Mladic in the Balkans
    The legacy of war criminal Ratko Mladic, and Icelanders reject EU entry talks. Also: Could the far-right AfD soon govern its first state? And why is an iconic moped part of its campaign? Plus, a data center special.
    3 September 2026, 3:53 pm
  • 53 minutes 59 seconds
    What's left of Russia's political opposition?
    Ukraine marks 35 years of independence, the state of Russia's opposition ahead of elections, the debate about whether to ban the far-right Alternative for Germany party, and underground spaces in Rome to cool down. Then: Turkey's controversial regional ambitions, Belarusian students targeted abroad, how a French town inspired communism in China, and a dangerous plunge in Munich.
    27 August 2026, 3:00 pm
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