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Author: Graham Bowley

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Ukrainian Refugees in Germany Weigh Tough Choice: Stay or Go Home

December 3, 2023Graham BowleyComments Off on Ukrainian Refugees in Germany Weigh Tough Choice: Stay or Go Home

As refugees, they were welcomed with safety, services and jobs. As the war grinds on, giving that up is not a simple decision.

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In Hitler’s Birthplace, Soul-Searching Over a Poisonous Past

November 19, 2023Graham BowleyComments Off on In Hitler’s Birthplace, Soul-Searching Over a Poisonous Past

The Austrian government is turning the house where Hitler was born into a police station. But many think it should be used instead to teach essential lessons about history.

World

Russian Payments to Top Journalist Hubert Seipel Jolts Germany

November 15, 2023November 16, 2023Graham BowleyComments Off on Russian Payments to Top Journalist Hubert Seipel Jolts Germany

The revelation that the broadcaster Hubert Seipel accepted payments from an oligarch is stirring worries in Germany that Russia is using an old playbook to promote its interests.

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Germans Recoil at Push to Rename ‘Anne Frank’ Day Care

November 8, 2023November 8, 2023Graham BowleyComments Off on Germans Recoil at Push to Rename ‘Anne Frank’ Day Care

The proposed change, reportedly at the behest of parents and employees who found her story difficult to explain to children, comes amid acute concern about rising antisemitism in Germany.

World

Germany Toughens Migration Checks to Control Asylum Seeker Influx

September 27, 2023September 27, 2023Graham BowleyComments Off on Germany Toughens Migration Checks to Control Asylum Seeker Influx

With the number of asylum seekers rising, along with support for the far right, the government has come under increasing pressure to act.

World

Officials Say Russian Art, Seized by Finns, Should Return Home

April 8, 2022April 8, 2022Graham BowleyComments Off on Officials Say Russian Art, Seized by Finns, Should Return Home

Finnish custom officials had seized the art several days ago, but the Finns and European Union officials decided that art lent to museums for exhibit did not come under sanctions.

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Finland Seizes Artwork Suspected of Violating E.U. Sanctions on Russia

April 7, 2022Graham BowleyComments Off on Finland Seizes Artwork Suspected of Violating E.U. Sanctions on Russia

The art was being transported back to Russia after being featured in exhibitions in Italy and Japan, the Finnish customs service said.

World

Senate Report: Opaque Art Market Helped Oligarchs Evade Sanctions

July 29, 2020July 29, 2020Graham BowleyComments Off on Senate Report: Opaque Art Market Helped Oligarchs Evade Sanctions

Congressional investigators said companies tied to two Russians under sanctions were able to buy art using shell companies and an intermediary.

World

Has a U.S. College Given Russia Too Friendly a Platform?

November 6, 2019November 6, 2019Graham BowleyComments Off on Has a U.S. College Given Russia Too Friendly a Platform?

Some question whether an American University program, inspired by a Russian ambassador, presents too favorable a view of that country.

World

Oligarchs, as U.S. Arts Patrons, Present a Softer Image of Russia

October 6, 2019October 7, 2019Graham BowleyComments Off on Oligarchs, as U.S. Arts Patrons, Present a Softer Image of Russia

Museums, the performing arts and historical sites like Fort Ross in California, where an old Russian company flag flies, have been the beneficiaries of their gifts.

Headlines

UK Weighs Sanctions on 2 Israeli Ministers as Gaza Crisis Worsens

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U.S. Pauses Exports of Airplane and Semiconductor Technology to China

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U.S. Will ‘Aggressively’ Revoke Visas of Chinese Students, Rubio Says

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Glacier Collapse in the Swiss Alps Destroys Most of a Village

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Thursday Briefing: Aid Chaos Grows in Gaza

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Mount Everest’s Record-Setting Sherpa Sees a Future of Snowless Mountains and Fewer Guides

May 28, 2025Bhadra Sharma and Jonathan Wolfe

RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz Want Canada to Save Ostriches on Farm With Avian Flu

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German Court Dismisses Climate Lawsuit Against RWE

May 28, 2025KAREN ZRAICK

UK Authorizes Rape and Human Trafficking Charges Against Andrew and Tristan Tate

May 28, 2025May 28, 2025Lizzie Dearden

Crime Rings Plotted to Trade Cocaine for Syrian Weapons, Prosecutors Say

May 28, 2025May 28, 2025Ephrat Livni
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