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[l] at 4/15/26 8:00am
Berlin was long content to ignore space as a military frontier. But now, the Merz government is investing 35 billion euros in an array of new systems. The race for lucrative contracts has begun.

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[l] at 4/14/26 9:10am
U.S. President Donald Trump is forcing Cuba to its knees. Power outages are the norm and people are having trouble making ends meet. Many say, though, that the problems are homemade.

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[l] at 3/27/26 3:48am
Trump has started a war he can no longer end. None of the options for exiting the current morass are palatable. And with Iran now attacking the global economy, the United States is on the defensive.

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[l] at 3/27/26 3:48am
Trump has started a war he can no longer end. None of the options for exiting the current morass are palatable. And with Iran now attacking the global economy, the United States is on the defensive.

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[l] at 3/27/26 3:20am
When the Russians launched their attack, Taras, Maksym and Lew fought hard to repel the invaders. Now, they have had enough of killing and suffering - and have gone underground as deserters.

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[l] at 3/19/26 7:37am
How can Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz be broken? Retired General S. Clinton Hinote has addressed precisely that question as the former Air Force chief strategist. His conclusion? Difficult.

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[l] at 3/17/26 9:21am
The United States this year is celebrating its 250th anniversary, and President Donald Trump is turning 80. The site of the party is to be a sacred site in the Black Hills - and Indigenous activist Nick Tilsen is in no mood to join in.

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[l] at 3/12/26 9:06am
America's once-cherished role as a force of stability and order has gone up in smoke in the Middle East. After just two weeks of war in Iran, it is clear that the world has changed for good.

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[l] at 3/10/26 5:09am
In December, Australia became the first country in the world to enact a social media ban for children under 16. Lawmakers around the world are interested in following suit. But is it actually working?

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[l] at 3/4/26 3:58am
The rapid rise of artificial intelligence is just as dangerous as the invention of nuclear weapons. AI pioneers are warning that the technology must be brought under control while it's still possible.

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[l] at 2/25/26 6:06am
The attacks come at night. But once the sun comes up, daily life continues. After four years of war, the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv remains defiant. Where does the city's strength come from?

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[l] at 2/20/26 4:27am
The Cold War? Child's play compared to what lies ahead, according to U.S. historian Robert Kagan. Trump, he says, is leading the world into the most dangerous era since 1945.

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[l] at 2/19/26 7:04am
In 2022, a Ukrainian commando blew up the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline. DER SPIEGEL has learned that the CIA may have spoken to the saboteurs during the planning stage.

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[l] at 2/16/26 9:02am
The courage Gisèle Pelicot showed during the trial of her rapists made her a hero to women around the world. Here, she speaks about the difficult weeks in court and the source of her bravery.

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[l] at 2/9/26 9:40am
For the past several years, orcas off the coast of southwestern Europe have been ramming boats and sailboat rudders for no apparent reason. Why?

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[l] at 2/9/26 9:06am
There have always been two sides to the Meta CEO. But since the beginning of Trump's second term, the nice side has taken a back seat. Ruthlessness is now the name of the game.

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[l] at 1/20/26 8:51am
The beauty boom sells the dream of individuality while making faces more alike than ever. Beyond the glow, gloss and injections lies a hard new currency: appearance as capital.

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[l] at 1/20/26 8:15am
John Bolton, Donald Trump's former national security adviser, warns Ukraine against making too many concessions in the peace negotiations. And says that Trump is being manipulated by Putin.

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[l] at 1/19/26 7:35am
former Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz is traveling the world as a businessman. And he is making sure to maintain his close ties to those with power. Might he be considering a return to politics?

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[l] at 1/19/26 7:12am
A double murder in Rome shook Italy's Chinese community. The trail led to Prato, the heart of the fast-fashion industry - where workers from Asia are exploited by ruthless companies.

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[l] at 1/14/26 3:13am
For the past year and more, media studies professor Bernhard Poerksen has been observing and critiquing DER SPIEGEL. In this final essay, he takes a look back at his work, responds to the hundreds of reader comments he has received and lays out the utopic vision of a "listening newsroom." A guest essay by Bernhard Poerksen

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