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It was a grand reception for the former leader of an Islamist militia: The government district around the chancellery in central Berlin was largely cordoned off this Monday, and Syria's interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, was received by both Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) and the head of state, President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Not all political observers were

Germany's federal commissioner for culture and media, Wolfram Weimer, was heavily criticized recently when he rejected the expansion of the German National Library in favor of digital archiving. Although the former journalist has since indicated that the expansion might proceed, his initial decision has sparked debate about the role of books in a digital world. Today

It's not just the German authorities who have access to documents created by German government agencies, at state and federal level. The US authorities potentially do too, since the German authorities currently predominantly use computer programs whose providers are based in the United States. Data protection advocates in Germany argue that the country is dangerously

A resident gestures from an upper floor of a ruined residential building that was hit in an airstrike earlier this morning on March 30, 2026 in the west of Tehran, Iran. Majid Saeedi/Getty Images Europe hide caption toggle caption Majid Saeedi/Getty Images Europe Iran attacked and set on fire a massive Kuwaiti oil tanker off

Signage outside of The Forty Acres, the first headquarters for the United Farm Workers of America, founded by Cesar Chavez in Delano, Calif., on March 29. Jennifer Emerling for NPR hide caption toggle caption Jennifer Emerling for NPR DELANO, Calif. – A few hours north of Los Angeles, the small city of Delano is surrounded

A fan holds a banner asking for a ticket outside the stadium prior to the 2022 FIFA World Cup final between Argentina and France at Lusail Stadium in Lusail City, Qatar, on Dec. 18, 2022. Robert Cianflone/Getty Images Europe hide caption toggle caption Robert Cianflone/Getty Images Europe The final window to buy World Cup tickets

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Chair Andrea Lucas is changing the priorities of an agency that had long focused its efforts on protecting vulnerable and underserved workers. Elizabeth Gillis/NPR hide caption toggle caption Elizabeth Gillis/NPR In late February, Andrea Lucas sent a letter to the leaders of Fortune 500 companies. The Trump-appointed chair of the Equal

Olga Urbina holds her 9-month-old son, Ares Webster, at a protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., in May 2025. Drew Angerer/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Drew Angerer/AFP via Getty Images Bruce Lesley is incensed at one dimension of the debate about birthright citizenship that he says is being completely

Iran opens Strait of Hormuz to some ships as Gulf countries face strikes, Trump's mixed messages on the war in Iran could hurt the GOP, TSA officers are receiving back pay as DHS remains unfunded.

North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un is actively expanding his network of like-minded leaders and welcomed Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko to Pyongyang for a summit last week. The two  signed a friendship and cooperation treaty during the two-day visit and Lukashenko ordered the opening of an embassy in the North Korean capital. Kim expressed solidarity with