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Who's behind Europe's largest rare book heist?
How hundreds of Russian rare books disappeared from libraries across Europe

Colombia's cocaine submarines
How Colombian drug cartels are using new methods to boost their revenues

Scammed, robbed, traumatised – life after war for Russian soldiers
Vladimir Putin promised soldiers a hero's welcome, but their reality is quite different

Mud wrestling and tent pegging: Africa’s unusual sports
Wrestling in the mud, a dance of the mind, and a medieval sport on horseback

Comedians and Afghan weddings
How Afghans found alternative ways to celebrate weddings after the Taliban banned music

Why are Chinese micro-dramas so popular?
What's behind the success of a Chinese short form video trend that has expanded globally

Why a South Korean church bought a village in Paraguay
How the remote rural village of Puerto Casado ended up at the centre of a land dispute

The shooting of India’s biggest hip hop star
Inside the world of Punjabi rap and gangsters

The mystery of the ‘tula boy’
How a South Korean boy ended up in Colombia, and what happened to him next

The Romanians choosing life in the hills
A growing number of Romanians are choosing to move to the countryside. Why?