Conflict

Poland, Latvia and Lithuania all share a border with Belarus — and tensions are running high in all three countries, as Russia and Belarus ramp up accustomed military drills. DW’s Lisa Louis reports from the Lithuanian border.

Yousef Sweid tried to avoid talking about war. Now, in a sold-out one-man show, he confronts politics, identity and fatherhood — with humor and unease.

Most wars today happen in urban settings. This impacts the daily lives of civilians, including aspects critical to human well-being, such as sleep. People living through war in Gaza and Ukraine share their experiences with sleeplessness and how they’re trying to cope.

After four months of near-total siege by Israel, people in Gaza are starving. The United Nations says at least 1 in 3 people are going multiple days without eating, and death from hunger is on the rise.

Protesters took to the streets of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv in the first anti-government protests since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of the country. Ukraine has long struggled with corruption, and it’s been a significant barrier to joining the EU. The World’s Host Carolyn Beeler spoke to Andrii Borovyk, head of the corruption watchdog Transparency International Ukraine, who joined from Kyiv.