In the shadow of Auschwitz, a town seeks to tell its own story
The politics of memory are visceral and emotional in Poland, but some in Oswiecim are embracing and highlighting the complexity of their local history.
Down and out in Riyadh
Millions of foreign workers flock to Saudi Arabia for work but some earn barely enough to get by.
After city life becomes untenable, a Salvadoran mother moves to the countryside
But rural relocation presents new challenges.
Cooperating with the far right, German lawmakers break major taboo
Center-right politicians join the AfD to oust a state premier, a first in postwar politics.
Auschwitz survivors’ thinning ranksloom over liberation commemoration
With the demise of firsthand witnesses, history is increasingly a pawn in an era of rising intolerance and revisionism.
Pride, shame and responsibility: Confronting history in a changing Germany
The AfD is working to co-opt patriotism and alter the way Germans view their past. But most find the issue far more complicated.
Saudi Arabia’s quiet frontier
When viewed from the kingdom’s deep south, political and economic life look different than in the bustling capital.
Rising anti-Semitism has Germany’s Jewish community on edge
But despite increasing threats, some in Berlin are optimistic about a new, vibrant Jewish culture.
An ancient tea horse roadtrip in pictures
A motorcycle adventure along Yunnan’s historic trade route.