The Election Farce in Russia: Putin's Elaborate Effort To Make His Re-Election Look Legitimate
https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/the-election-farce-in-russia-putins-elaborate-effort-to-make-his-re-election-look-legitimate-a-efe12cba-677e-499f-9a7d-5e5a9266f10a#ref=rss
March 15, 2024, 4:40 PM
Russia's democracy may be dead, but the regime is sparing neither effort nor expense in staging the presidential election. Large voter turnout is supposed to give Putin's rule the appearance of legitimacy.
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Language Tests and Deportations: Latvia Tightens the Screws on Its Russian Minority
https://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/language-tests-and-deportations-latvia-tightens-the-screws-on-its-russian-minority-a-f3c29783-a1d3-4f09-9e52-55d339ac50c3#ref=rss
March 14, 2024, 12:36 PM
Around 30 percent of the Latvian population are Russian speakers. The government believes they could provide Vladimir Putin with a bridgehead into the country. The atmosphere is growing tense.
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Enemy and Helper: Is Hamas Exploiting the UN's Palestinian Relief Organization?
https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/enemy-and-helper-is-hamas-exploiting-the-uns-palestinian-relief-organization-a-e0a7a6d9-3dab-4e39-95bb-444cf83d19d7#ref=rss
March 14, 2024, 11:00 AM
UNRWA employees are alleged to have participated in the October 7 terror attack against Israel. Is there any truth to the allegations? And what happens to the Gaza Strip if the most important humanitarian relief organization is abolished in the middle of the war?
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Filling the Gap: Germany Seeks to Ramp Up Skilled Labor Migration from Kenya
https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/filling-the-gap-germany-seeks-to-ramp-up-skilled-labor-migration-from-kenya-a-8efc543f-1eca-4e89-9ad0-d0582b2cdae8#ref=rss
March 13, 2024, 4:44 PM
German cities are suffering from a shortage of bus drivers, and local transportation companies are looking all the way to the shores of Lake Victoria to find what they need. They aren't the only Kenyans in high demand in Germany at the moment.
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Jan Marsalek an Agent for Russia? The Double Life of the former Wirecard Executive
https://www.spiegel.de/international/business/jan-marsalek-an-agent-for-russia-the-double-life-of-the-former-wirecard-executive-a-7e667c03-6690-41e6-92ad-583d94ba97e0#ref=rss
March 5, 2024, 11:53 AM
Since the collapse of Wirecard, Jan Marsalek has been on the run and is one of the most wanted men in the world. A DER SPIEGEL investigation has revealed how he went underground and that he's a Russian spy.
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The Russian Invasion - A Visit to the Ukrainian Troops in the Trenches on the Front
https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/the-russian-invasion-a-visit-to-the-ukrainian-troops-in-the-trenches-on-the-front-a-b382bd59-8cbd-443c-9e7b-e1877d7e4a5b#ref=rss
February 29, 2024, 1:36 PM
Kyiv's soldiers have been fighting under the most difficult of conditions for two years. They are running out of ammunition and replacement troops are few. Many are no longer capable of imagining normal life. A visit to the front.
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The Marseille Experiment: Macron Attempts to Save a City Rocked by Drug Violence
https://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/the-marseille-experiment-macron-attempts-to-save-a-city-overtaken-by-drug-violence-a-bade2006-b7d7-433c-abf1-f053d56680aa#ref=rss
February 27, 2024, 12:00 PM
Almost 50 people have recently died in drug-related violence in Marseille – even as ever more people are moving there. The government is investing billions in the city, but can it still be saved?
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How Vladimir Putin Controls the Russians: Everyday Repression and Resignation
https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/everyday-repression-and-resignation-how-vladimir-putin-controls-the-russians-a-01a2ac3b-0d17-43ef-b0ce-a0b39c9e556a#ref=rss
February 26, 2024, 4:18 PM
Russia has reverted to a dictatorship under President Vladimir Putin. Most people in the country seem to be accepting the war against Ukraine as well as the death of opposition activist Alexei Navalny. Why?
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A Visit to the Swamp: The Town Made Famous by Neo-Nazi Students
https://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/a-visit-to-the-swamp-the-town-made-famous-by-neo-nazi-students-a-2b1b7062-4bf7-4439-8a0c-3118dad452fc#ref=rss
February 21, 2024, 12:46 PM
An open letter about Hitler salutes in the schoolyard and swastikas on the benches of a school in the municipality of Burg made nationwide headlines in Germany. But is the place really a hotbed of right-wing extremism? We went to find out.
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Indonesia's Brand New Capital: A Mega-Project Raises Questions in Borneo
https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/indonesias-brand-new-capital-a-mega-project-raises-questions-in-borneo-a-5da53568-cf27-4b24-ac79-39f77a72af6c#ref=rss
February 20, 2024, 2:26 PM
Indonesia is building a brand new capital city in the jungles of Borneo. Critics say it's a waste of money and will continue rampant environmental destruction. But might it perhaps become a model city one day?
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MLS: Is Lionel Messi the Turning Point for American Soccer?
https://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/mls-is-lionel-messi-the-turning-point-for-american-soccer-a-368c3fd0-7463-4e35-b62b-152e66802217#ref=rss
February 19, 2024, 4:15 PM
Lionel Messi has proven to be a major draw for Inter Miami and the U.S. professional soccer league MLS. The Americans are pinning all their hopes on the superstar footballer, but he is getting older and a recent summer tour turned out to be a disaster.
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Trump's Threat: How Prepared Is the German Defense Industry
https://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/trumps-threat-how-prepared-is-the-german-defense-industry-a-8666a348-8654-4626-9dca-9bdc4f4609e8#ref=rss
February 16, 2024, 5:59 PM
Too little and too outdated: If the United States were to abandon its protection of Europe, the German arsenal of weapons would barely be enough to defend the country. Companies like Rheinmetall and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann are trying to change the status quo, but the industry is still too weak.
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Good Morning Europe!: Trump's NATO Comments Trigger Defense Debate in Europe
https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/good-morning-europe-trumps-nato-comments-trigger-defense-debate-in-europe-a-3ea07d0c-d5cf-4d0a-9848-b69ba65978e0#ref=rss
February 16, 2024, 5:49 PM
With his recent comments on NATO, Donald Trump shocked the Western world. Is the U.S. preparing to abandon its allies? Europe finally seems to be considering a future in which the American nuclear umbrella no longer exists.
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Does Russian Billionaire Arkady Volozh Really Belong on the EU Sanctions List?
https://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/does-russian-billionaire-arkady-volozh-really-belong-on-the-eu-sanctions-list-a-22c0af4b-a0a1-4323-bedf-b88d43be23c5#ref=rss
February 14, 2024, 12:42 PM
The EU has placed a Russian internet billionaire on its sanctions list who has criticized Putin's war and turned his back on his home country. Do the punitive measures go too far in cases like his?
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Right-Wing Extremism: German Identitarians Are Trying to Make a Comeback
https://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/right-wing-extremism-german-identitarians-are-trying-to-make-a-comeback-a-1fa09809-4097-4ab7-b397-7c29f3f9a33d#ref=rss
February 13, 2024, 11:26 AM
The Identitarian Movement in Germany seemed to have ebbed. But now the right-wing extremists are making a comeback. They have close ties to the Alternative for Germany party and a notable financier who used to be an important member of the center-right Christian Democrats.
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A Paradigm Shift in Social Policy: How Finland Conquered Homelessness
https://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/a-paradigm-shift-in-social-policy-how-finland-conquered-homelessness-a-ba1a531e-8129-4c71-94fc-7268c5b109d9#ref=rss
February 12, 2024, 6:26 PM
For years, the number of homeless people has been rising in Europe. But not in Finland. The country's Housing First program aims to eliminate the problem by 2027. But how?
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Ammunition Shortages: German Chancellor Pledges To Boost Production for Ukraine
https://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/ammunition-shortages-german-chancellor-pledges-to-boost-production-for-ukraine-a-2b850f0b-b81d-4112-a52d-982cee1ea545#ref=rss
February 5, 2024, 7:39 PM
With Europe falling significantly behind on its targets for ammunition production, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is stepping in to help. He wants to significantly boost the domestic industry to assist in providing aid pledged to Ukraine.
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Hamas Hostage Chen Goldstein-Almog on Her Time in Gaza: "Crying Was Forbidden"
https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/hamas-hostage-chen-goldstein-almog-on-her-time-in-gaza-crying-was-forbidden-a-428c0acb-f56d-491f-8dcf-a3140d08b95d#ref=rss
February 5, 2024, 1:45 PM
Hamas held Chen Goldstein-Almog and her children hostage for 51 days. In an interview, she talks about hunger, fear of death, conversations with her guards – and why she can't really be happy about being free again.
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Haunted House on the Thames: Behind the Scenes in the House of Lords
https://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/haunted-house-on-the-thames-behind-the-scenes-in-the-house-of-lords-a-a85dc866-8843-414a-91b7-850487e41891#ref=rss
February 2, 2024, 12:15 PM
A bad joke? A pillar of democracy? A museum to past glory? Opinions differ on what, exactly, Britain's House of Lords is. Many would like to see it abolished. But is that such a good idea?
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Can the German People Stop the AfD's Far-Right Rise?
https://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/can-the-german-people-stop-the-afds-far-right-rise-a-72fecc92-7da1-4a82-9ae9-f85111675462#ref=rss
January 30, 2024, 8:29 AM
Politicians in Germany have failed to find the means to successfully fight the rise of the far-right AfD. Now, hundreds of thousands of normal citizens have taken to the streets in efforts to stop the party. Although the protest movement includes broad swaths of society, it remains fragile.
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