German
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World
Guy Stern, Who Fled Germany and Then Interrogated Nazis, Dies at 101
He escaped as a teenager and later became one of the Ritchie Boys, a secret Army program that recruited refugees to gather battlefield intelligence.
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World
Germany accuses four men linked to Hamas of plotting attacks on Jews in Europe.
Four men who the German authorities say are senior members of Hamas were arrested on Thursday on charges that they were making preparations to attack Jewish institutions in Europe, German officials said. Three of the men were taken into custody in ...
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World
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 recent German history.
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World
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 and liberal wings ever further apart. Thus the persistent question hanging over his pontificate: How will he hold ...
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World
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, major change has yet to be felt.
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World
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 to plug a gap of tens of billions of euros following a court ruling that has triggered a budget crisis in Europe’s largest economy ...
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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 based in Munich, as part of a financial package worth 15 billion euros, or $16.2 billion, aimed at helping the ailing company ...
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World
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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World
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 2037.