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The article reports on three British teenage girls, Khadiza Sultana, Shamima Begum, and Amira Abase, who secretly left home and traveled to Syria to join the Islamic State (IS) militant group, and discusses the social conditions of Muslim women and girls in Great Britain and other Western countries and the strategies used by IS to recruit them. Topics include identity and rebellion in teenagers and Muslim groups in Great Britain working to prevent Islamist radicalization.

The article focuses on life of several relatives of U.S. President Donald Trump, including Ursula Trump, who runs a bakery in Kallstadt, a village in the rolling hills of Germany's southwestern wine country, and Beate Trump, a podiatrist in another village, and notes their views on Trump.

The article profiles stand-up comedian Henning Wehn, highlighting his status as a German comedian working in London, England. Topics addressed include the role of mocking stereotypes in Wehn's stand-up routine, as well as his efforts to find humor in exploring British and German conceptions of World War II.

The article discusses the potential international impact of Scotland's campaign for independence from Great Britain, noting separatists from around the world who are following Scotland's independence referendum. Topics addressed include separatist movements in the Basque Country, Spain; Kurdistan; and Taiwan, China; as well as a potential domino effect in favor of separatist movements.