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To mark its 150th anniversary, the Bayreuth Festival remembers victims of the Holocaust — and confronts its founder’s antisemitism.

Vacation rental bookings through online platforms have climbed to a new record in Germany. The figures reveal major regional differences in where certain touris

Israel has rejected the listing of a Lebanese castle and an occupied West Bank archaeological site. UNESCO added both sites to its World Heritage in Danger list

The Bayreuth Festival’s 150th anniversary has been clouded by controversy surrounding German-Jewish speaker Michel Friedman. Yet it offers an opportunity to cel

Bayreuth Festival’s 150th anniversary is clouded by controversy surrounding German-Jewish speaker Michel Friedman. Yet it offers an opportunity to celebrate, in

Long before ‘vanilla’ meant bland, the bean’s fandom spanned Mesoamerican elites to European courts. But it owes its ubiquity to a 12-year-old enslaved boy.

From August 2026 to January 2028, amateur and pro sky watchers are in for a series of rare solar spectacles over Spain and North Africa. Astronomers expect the

From flood-resistant infrastructure to new ways of securing drinking water, cities are adapting to the growing climate pressures of a hotter, drier world. Plus,

After nearly 1,000 years, the medieval masterpiece is back on British soil. The Bayeux Tapestry was transferred from France to London in a highly secretive oper

Revelers poured red wine and held traditional red scarfs for the ‘Chupinazo,’ the opening of a festival in northern Spain where hundreds of people are chased th

Germany’s national rail operator is allowing passengers to cancel trips because of the heat. Meanwhile, Germany lost 2-1 to Ecuador at the World Cup, but both t

France takes additional measures as millions gear up for Fete de la Musique amid punishing temperatures.