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Germany is ranked among the most LGBTQ-friendly countries in the world, and its capital is the queer-friendliest city. DW's Chiponda Chimbelu reports.

Beaune is the wine capital of France's Burgundy region. Above ground, the old fortified city is already beautiful. But the real treasure is hidden below the surface, down in the cellars. They contain two million bottles of wine, in a total of five kilometres of galleries, all linked together. One of the oldest cellars in Beaune has been occupied for four generations by the Maison Drouhin.

A Dutch glass artist runs a studio in Kenya that attracts visitors who are keen to see her unique creations. But the suspension bridge that gets you to Nani Croze's space in Kitengela near Nairobi has a reputation for being rather scary.

She's documented war and conflict – and its devastating aftermath – in Ukraine, Syria, Iraq and Gaza, and shone a spotlight on women's struggles in India and Egypt, with her images appearing in the likes of Le Monde, Libération, The Washington Post, Newsweek and Stern Magazine. She's back in France for the Rencontres d'Arles photography festival. Our Perspective guest is award-winning photojournalist Chloe Sharrock, who works for the MYOP photo agency.

The Dutch government has decided to return some 478 highly valuable and culturally significant artworks, which had been looted during the Dutch colonial era.

The Ukrainian novelist and researcher Victoria Amelina has died following a Russian missile attack. Her friends and colleagues hope that her work will help bring war criminals to justice.

An Egyptian artist, whose work has resonated particularly across the Middle East, has told FRANCE 24 how his life as a teenager amid the Arab Spring and the fall of Hosni Mubarak has influenced his work. Abdullah Miniawy is a singer, poet, composer and international actor. Born in Saudi Arabia, he moved to Egypt when young and performed in Tahrir Square during the anti-Mubarak protests. He's now in Paris working on a series of projects. He spoke to us in Perspective.

A selection among our 100 German Must-Reads, "Night Train to Lisbon" is the best known novel by Swiss author Peter Bieri, who wrote under the pseudonym Pascal Mercier.

The parlors are one of the few remaining avenues for women to earn an income and socialize away from home. The Taliban now want them shut within a month.

A British study has investigated misogyny, sexual harassment and violence in the music industry. Too often the victims are blamed, as the authors told DW.

The British-Ghanaian architect was set to design a new Holocaust memorial center in the UK and a new home for the Benin Bronzes in Nigeria. He denies the allegations of sexual misconduct from three women.