Thirty years after Germany came back together, the former East has become the stronghold of a once-marginalized movement that now sits in Parliament.
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In Germany, New Plays Consider Autonomy in the Age of Corona
In a country in which cultural life is returning to an enviable version of normal, the fall theater season opens with reflections on the meaning and limits of freedom.
‘I Feel Sorry for Americans’: A Baffled World Watches the U.S.
From Myanmar to Canada, people are asking: How did a superpower allow itself to be felled by a virus? And why won’t the president commit to a peaceful transition of power?
Russia Freezes Navalny’s Assets as He Recovers From Poisoning
Aleksei A. Navalny was still in a medically induced coma in Berlin when a court in Russia froze his bank accounts and barred him from selling or mortgaging his apartment in Moscow.
Russian Opposition Leader Navalny Leaves Hospital After Poisoning
Doctors treating Aleksei Navalny said he had been discharged after 32 days of treatment and could make a full recovery.
Aleksei Navalny, Russian Dissident, Says He Can Walk and Speak Now
The opposition leader jokes that he has recovered enough from being poisoned to scroll Instagram and know where to put the likes.
Why Nord Stream 2 Is Back in the Spotlight
The attack on the Russian opposition leader Aleksei A. Navalny has revived calls to cancel a gas pipeline from Russia to Germany. Here’s what lies behind the debate.
Navalny Poisoning Raises Pressure on Merkel to Cancel Russian Pipeline
Evidence that the Russian opposition leader was attacked with a military-grade nerve agent has placed new pressures on the German chancellor.
Berlin Police Halt March Against Coronavirus Restrictions, Saying Protesters Risked Spreading Disease
Thousands had gathered in the German capital. But the march was shut down after an hour for failing to obey social distancing rules.
On Trump, Merkel’s Face Does the Talking
The German leader looked bemused when asked about a claim at the Republican convention that President Trump had “charmed” her.