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For several days, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius struggled to explain himself. A provision in the new Military Service Act, which took effect on January 1, appeared to require men between the ages of 17 and 45 to notify the German military, or Bundeswehr, before taking trips abroad longer than three months. Though it took

Some things are hard to calculate in dollars and cents. NASA's space programs definitely fall into this category. The agency has an enormous annual budget, and its portfolio includes powerful spacecraft, telescopes, and weather and asteroid forecasting. More difficult to measure are the scientific and material gains born from its basic research that have entered everyday life, such as memory

Hungary is gearing up for its most consequential election in years, with longtime nationalist leader Viktor Orban facing an unprecedented challenge to his 16 years in power. Political upstart Peter Magyar and his center-right Tisza party are leading in most opinion polls. One poll released by Hungary's Publicus Institute on Friday showed Tisza ahead of Orban's Fidesz party by

An Israeli restaurant in Munich was attacked overnight, smashing several windows and throwing pyrotechnic devices inside, police said on Friday.  Nobody was hurt in the incident, but the attackers caused damage worth several thousand euros.  It is unclear who the assailants were or how many were behind the attack. Police and the restaurant's management believe the attack

Over the past six weeks of the United States and Israel's war against Iran, several NATO members have stood apart. While some US allies cautiously withheld support for military action and others outright barred the use of their military infrastructure, the Baltic states took a different approach. All three countries described operation Epic Fury as understandable given

In a brightly-lit room in Houston, Texas, environmental activist Malachi Key is searching through a pile of trash. He picks up a used chicken salad box, which like the other waste in the heap is being sent off for recycling, and slips a tracking device inside. In 2022, the city introduced a program that promised

Skip next section Activists block Rheinmetall site in Berlin protest April 10, 2026 Activists block Rheinmetall site in Berlin protest Police said the seven protesters had glued themselves to the roadwayImage: Halil Sagirkaya/Anadolu/picture alliance A protest at a Rheinmetall facility in Berlin has led to a police operation after activists blocked an entrance. Police said

Cheng Li-wun, the leader of Taiwan's opposition Kuomintang (KMT) met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Friday, capping off her trip to China this week that she has called a "peace" mission to reduce tensions.  Considered a proponent of closer ties with Beijing, Cheng is the first KMT leader to visit China in a decade, amid tensions

More than a million people in Zambia are living with HIV, one of several African countries where the United States' President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief  (PEPFAR) program has been a cornerstone for the financing of life-saving medical treatment for more than two decades. During this time, Zambia has made significant progress in battling the disease, with new HIV infections dropping from

Daniela Weiss holds a laminated map of the Middle East with the title "The Promised Land" into the camera and says: "This is the promise of God to the patriarchs of the Jewish nation."  The map shows a Jewish state that encompasses parts of Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Iraq, Syria and Saudi Arabia – extending way