World Sep 6, 2021

U.S. citizens and Afghans wait for evacuation flights from country’s north

The holdup reflects the challenges of foreign governments working with the Taliban, which has yet to form a government.

World Jul 12, 2021

On this German farm, cows are in charge. Or at least coequals.

At Hof Butenland, the turn away from animals as commodities is not only a question of human morality but of planetary survival.

World / Politics Jan 8, 2021

Merkel blames Trump for violence, but Europe also sees reason for hope

Angela Merkel placed the blame for violence at the U.S. Capitol squarely on Donald Trump, although she and other leaders of U.S. allies expressed faith in the strength of American democracy.

World / Politics | FOCUS Nov 11, 2020

Does Trump’s defeat signal the start of populism’s decline?

The economic, social and political grievances that fed populist and xenophobic movements in many countries are still alive.

World Sep 3, 2020

Germany says Putin foe Alexei Navalny poisoned with Novichok agent

Soon after a private plane carrying poisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny touched down in Berlin last month, doctors treating him at the prestigious Charite hospital there became so alarmed they called in the army. Navalny was certainly not suffering from low blood sugar, as ...

World / Politics Aug 23, 2020

Alexei Navalny, being treated in Germany, looms over Russian politics

How the incident will affect Russia's political scene will hinge in part on Navalny’s longer-term condition and whether he will be able to return home, analysts said.