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German Spy Official Goes on Trial Accused of Selling Secrets to Russia
The trial, held under stringent security conditions and expected to last months, caps one of the gravest espionage scandals in…
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Pope Francis Tries to Settle Accounts
For years now, Pope Francis’s governance of the Roman Catholic Church has been seemingly designed to drive the church’s conservative…
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Germany’s Much-Vaunted Strategic Pivot Stalls
In the days after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Chancellor Olaf Scholz promised to revitalize Germany’s military. Nearly two years on,…
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Germany Freezes Government Spending as Budget Crisis Deepens
The Latest The German government said on Tuesday it would immediately halt all new spending as it grappled with how…
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Business
Germany Backs Loans to Siemens Energy for Green Projects in $16 Billion Rescue Package
The News The German government has agreed to extend loan guarantees for Siemens Energy, a major manufacturer of wind farms…
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British Freighter Is Believed Lost in Fatal North Sea Collision
Two cargo vessels collided in a busy shipping lane. At least one mariner is dead and several others are missing.
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Leftist Upstart Threatens to Shake up German Politics With Her Own
Sahra Wagenknecht has announced a new party, which could become another populist force scrambling German politics.
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Arts
Restitution Is Moving Quickly. The Pergamon Museum Is Taking It Slow.
The Berlin institution with a spectacular, but disputed, centerpiece closes next week for a refurbishment that won’t be complete until…
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Frankfurt Book Fair Cancels Award Ceremony for Palestinian Author
Organizers cited the Israel-Hamas war as the reason for stepping back from honoring a novel about the 1949 murder of…
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In Germany, ‘Hamilton’ Hangs Up Its Musket
After a year of less-than-stellar ticket sales, the German-language translation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s stage hit is closing. But it has…
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