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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…

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,…

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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…

Finance

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…

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.

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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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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Well-Made, and Massively Weird: A New Theater Season in Berlin

Recent premieres in the city ranged from a spare take on the recent Broadway hit “Prima Facie” to a dose…

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