Udo Lindenberg comes from Gronau, a small town near the Dutch border. His hometown is so proud of its most famous son that it dedicated both a public square and a larger-than-life statue to him. At its unveiling in 2015, Lindenberg himself described the monument as the "Statue of Liberty of Gronau."
Plans to dramatically increase the tuition fees paid by international students in France have sparked protests and highlighted the problems faced in the European country's higher education sector.
On Monday, Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO) filed a notice of suspicion against Andriy Yermak, the former head of the Ukrainian presidential office. Under Ukrainian law, this step is equivalent to filing charges in court.
Rescue workers clear the rubble of a house heavily damaged after a Russian strike on a residential neighborhood in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, May 14, 2026.
On May 11, Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) filed a notice of suspicion against Andrii Yermak, the former head of the Ukrainian Presidential Office. Under Ukrainian law, this step is equivalent to filing charges in court.
Palantir has long divided opinions. In the eyes of its proponents and opponents, the analysis tools made by the publicly traded US company which are in-demand worldwide are either a silver bullet or the devil's work.
Former Chancellor Angela Merkel has dismissed accusations that she systematically sidelined male rivals during her political career. The "male-killing Merkel" label emerged in German political commentary during Angela Merkel's rise inside the conservative Christian Democrats (CDU). What does the 'male-killing Merkel' tag refer to?
Ukraine's anti-corruption court on Thursday ordered the pretrial detention of Andriy Yermak, a close ally of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on suspicion of money laundering, according to prosecutors. The court set bail at 140 million hryvnias ($3.19 million, €2.72 million), allowing Yermak to be released pending a final ruling in his case. Yermak denies the allegations.
The lavish lifestyles of autocrats and dictators are often only exposed after their downfall. The cases of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu and former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych serve as particularly striking examples. Footage of Ceausescu's extravagantly gold-plated bathroom has etched itself in Romania's collective memory.
A large-scale Russian drone attack against Ukraine took place Wednesday, killing six people and wounding dozens across the country, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. The attack comes shortly after a ceasefire between the two sides ended. The attack represents one of the longest and largest attacks in Russia's war in Ukraine, Zelenskyy said.
It appeared that everything was in place to meet Germany's medium-range defense needs: until Germany acquired its own systems, the US was supposed to step in. The plan was to station US Tomahawk cruise missiles in Germany. With a range of up to 2,500 kilometers (1553 miles), they could reach Russian territory if necessary.
Cem Özdemir likes to jokingly refer to himself as an "Anatolian Swabian," in reference to the region of Swabia in Baden-Württemberg, where he was born 60 years ago, and the home region of his parents: Anatolia in Turkey. The Green Party politician rejects the notion that he is a model of successful integration.