The real story: Europe is still too exposed to fossil-fuel shocks — and stronger grids plus more renewables remain its best shield.
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Oil tops $100, gas surges and Europe feels the pressure. The Strait of Hormuz crisis is pushing global energy prices higher, with households, transport and industry likely to pay more.
Official numbers remain low, but activist groups say the real scale is far larger, with thousands turning to pills or clinics abroad every year.
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Europe’s abortion map still depends on borders, money and luck. In Poland, where abortion laws remain among the strictest in Europe, women are still forced into secrecy, cross-border travel, or informal support networks to access care.
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Germany’s car industry made the country rich, now it’s becoming a warning sign. Hit by China’s EV rise, weak exports, and growing pressure at home, German automakers are cutting jobs while lobbying to protect old technology instead of investing in the future.
Germany’s rail crisis is no longer just a national problem. Delays, underinvestment and ageing infrastructure are disrupting travel far beyond its borders, with consequences for passengers, neighbouring countries and Europe’s wider transport network.
A text by Toyah Höher and Stanislaw Zytynski.
Among women, 18% of Gen Z and 6% of female Baby Boomers agreed.
A data story by Sebastian Gräff.
A new Ipsos study conducted in 29 countries points to a striking trend: the younger the respondents, the more conservative their views on gender roles. 31% of Gen Z men said a woman should always obey her husband, compared with 13% of male Baby Boomers.
Have you ever spent a day in Kyiv? Probably not, but our correspondent Kai Iliev takes you along.
While there have been improvements, the 2026 edition will still feature twice as many male athletes as female athletes. The disparity is particularly stark in (mixed) ice hockey: only two women are competing, compared to 133 men.
A data story by Sebastian Gräff.
Officially, the Winter Paralympics begin today in Milan. And while the Olympic Winter Games pride themselves on being ” the most gender-balanced Winter Games in history”, the same cannot be said for the Winter Paralympics.
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Together, Russia and the US account for nearly 90 % of the world’s nuclear weapons. The American influence is further amplified by a broader group of nuclear endorsers, countries that rely on or support the nuclear deterrence provided that includes most NATO members.
A data story by Hanna Huld.
The 5,277 American warheads are deployed at home and in five allied countries, Türkiye, Italy, Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands, while Russian nukes are also stored in Belarus, but no exact figure exists.
But it's Russia who holds the world’s largest nuclear arsenal with over 5,459 warheads, followed by the United States.
This week, French president Emmanuel Macron announced that France would increase its number of nuclear warheads and no longer communicate how much exactly they hold. It also starts conversations with other European countries to extend its nuclear umbrella to them.
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3 years after Greece’s deadliest train crash, protesters rallied in towns and cities across the country to demand accountability, transparency and real justice for the victims.
Footage from Kai Iiev, Elvis Takahashi Mantello and Nikos Goudis.
Today, the bison stands at the forefront of efforts to maintain and revive ecosystems across the continent.
A data story by Toon Vos.
They maintain landscapes like no landscaper can, keeping grounds open and giving ample chance to wild plants, birds, and insects to flourish.
Almost a century ago, the wisent seemed destined to follow the fate of the aurochs (a wild ancestor of cattle) into extinction.
From their home turf in Białowieża Forest in the now-divided Poland-Belarus border region, to the Andalusian woodlands and shrublands of Encinarejo, Spain, bison roam and graze large stretches of land.
But dedicated bison conservationists refused to let the story end there. And with success: Today, Europe is home to thousands of free- or semi-free-roaming animals. The bison has become an iconic symbol for wildlife conservation and rewilding.
It wasn't looking good for European bison when the last wild individual was shot in 1927. The wisent, as it is also called, was declared extinct in the wild. Its last survivors were kept in zoos.
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With Central and Eastern European countries – particularly Poland, the EU’s fastest-growing member – expected to continue outpacing the West, the economic centre is likely to move even further east in the coming decades.
A data story by Sebastian Gräff.
