This is the demand of World Heritage Watch. With the targeted destruction of historic buildings in the Ukrainian city of Odesa, Russia has crossed a line.https://ouo.io/0USWhz6

Environmentalists say progress towards achieving climate neutrality in the cruise ship industry is too slow. A lack of alternative fuels is just part of the problem.https://ouo.io/7wMbYU

In his 61 years as frontman of the Rolling Stones, he has evolved from rebel to knight, with a colorful private life. Despite turning 80, the icon rocks on.https://ouo.io/Ciu1u5

Christopher Nolan’s latest blockbuster “Oppenheimer” has caused controversy among Hindu nationalist groups in India. A senior government official has written a letter to the director urging him to remove the “sex scene.”https://ouo.io/UrTQjxq

US director Jay Scheib is bringing a new sense of reality to this year’s festival in Bavaria, with Wagner’s operas being presented with the help of virtual technology.https://ouo.io/EdcMC0

Although there are more people with an ethnic minority background among UK politicians, writers who do anti-racism work are demonized. Journalist and author Afua Hirsh discusses the phenomenon with DW.https://ouo.io/JF5ZiDY

Matty Healy, ‘The 1975’ band’s frontman publicly criticized the country’s strict LGBT laws and kissed his bandmate on stage.https://ouo.io/G3Z9GK

One of Germany’s biggest LGBTQ+ Pride demonstrations and celebrations, the Berlin Christopher Street Day (CSD), has registered half a million participants this year. Here are five things you can expect to see.https://ouo.io/8tfC2e

American jazz singer Tony Bennett has died in New York. Throughout his career, the legendary crooner collaborated with the likes of Aretha Franklin, Paul McCartney and Lady Gaga.https://ouo.io/tPEwyW

Former US President Barack Obama has written an open letter criticizing right-wing efforts to ban books from public school libraries. Even more troubling is the parallel rise of book bans in democracies across the globe.https://ouo.io/9QDCMc