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An emergency meeting Thursday morning of the organization that manages the Berlin International Film Festival, or Berlinale, has left the future of the festival's current head, Tricia Tuttle, open-ended, as the festival continues to reel from controversy related to the Israel-Hamas war.  The meeting had been called by State Minister for Culture Wolfram Weimer to discuss incidents at the recent Berlinale in which, among other things, artists expressed solidarity with Gaza

During a trip to Europe last week, the Donald Trump-appointed US Energy Secretary, Chris Wright, called on the International Energy Agency (IEA) to pivot from clean energy to fossil fuels.  At a meeting at the Paris headquarters of the intergovernmental body dedicated to global energy security, Wright referred to the "destructive illusion" of the IEA's commitment

In the wake of Russia's war in Ukraine, the West has moved to cut off Moscow's oil and gas revenues — from US President Donald Trump hitting India with tariffs for buying Russian oil to the European Union vowing to phase out Russian gas imports "once and for all" by November 2027. But one Russian

Skip next section Interior Minister Dobrindt says waiting on final AfD verdict February 26, 2026 Interior Minister Dobrindt says waiting on final AfD verdict Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said that the federal government had taken note of Thursday's initial ruling on the AfD.  "Now it's time to wait for the main hearing," Dobrindt, a member

US President Donald Trump and his allies have long expressed their support for the right and far right of the European political spectrum. This was made official in the United States National Security Strategy (NSS) published in December 2025. The document suggests that there is a real risk of Europe facing "civilizational erasure" because of

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Wednesday poured oil on the fire in a dispute with neighboring Ukraine by ordering tighter security at critical energy infrastructure sites, while accusing Kyiv of seeking to disrupt the Hungarian energy system. His actions come as Hungary and Slovakia — both of which have maintained ties with Moscow despite its

Throughout his career, Nickolay Mladenov has often found himself in the eye of the storm. A former Bulgarian foreign minister and United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process from 2015 to 2020, the Bulgarian diplomat earned the trust of both Israeli and Palestinian leaders by acting as an honest broker who was

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's threat to cut AI group Anthropic from government supply chains, or possibly compel it to prioritize government orders, raises several serious questions. It's the latest example of Washington's strong-arm tactics in the corporate sector, while it also shows how control over AI models is becoming a new battleground. According to

Skip next section Closing summary: Takeaways from Merz's trip to China February 26, 2026 Closing summary: Takeaways from Merz's trip to China Friedrich Merz tours Siemens Energy facility (German manufacturer that works on energy technology) in HangzhouImage: Michael Kappeler/dpa/picture alliance German Chancellor Friedrich Merz Thursday completed his inaugural trip to China with a host of business

DIY solar systems have boomed in Germany and across Europe in recent years, with solar panels showing up on balconies and in backyards.  Now, with energy costs rising and the price of wind and solar power plummeting worldwide, Americans are also looking to generate their own electricity and save money —  despite Donald Trump's anti-renewables