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Ukraine says recent pledges show that key weapons are no longer ‘taboo’ for its allies.

At the start of the war, they were considered too big an ask. But the armored fighting vehicles committed to…

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From Germans, an Outpouring of Mixed Emotions at Benedict XVI’s Death

Church bells rang across Germany on Saturday as leaders around the country paid their respects to Benedict XVI — the…

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His Job Description? Protecting German Democracy. Literally.

Thomas Haldenwang runs Germany’s Office for the Protection of the Constitution. His mission is to fight the enemies of German…

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Germany accuses one of its intelligence officers of being a Russian spy.

BERLIN — A member of Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service has been arrested on suspicion of spying for Russia and is…

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How Germany Changed Its Mind, and Gave the Benin Bronzes Back

A ceremony in Nigeria on Tuesday was the culmination of a yearslong process that upended Germany’s approach to museum items…

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The Prince, the Plot and a Long-Lost Reich

The crenelated hunting lodge of Prince Heinrich XIII of Reuss sits atop a steep hill, looking out over homes laced…

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Spat Over Patriot Missiles Reveals Deepening Rifts in Europe Over Ukraine

Relations between Warsaw and Berlin, never warm, have deteriorated since the start of the Ukraine war, damaging unity in both…

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German Plotters, Long Dismissed as Fringe, Got a Lift From QAnon

Reichsbürger, the movement behind a plan to overthrow Germany’s government, gained momentum from conspiracy theories that grew during the pandemic,…

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Your Thursday Briefing: China Eases Covid Restrictions

Also, Peru’s president is ousted and Germany arrests 25 people suspected of plotting a coup.

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Werner Franke, Who Exposed East German Doping Program, Dies at 82

In the 1990s, he and his wife unearthed documentary evidence of the illicit, state-sponsored drug program that propelled the country…

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