FDP and Greens warn Interior Minister Faeser of a possible double role
Nancy Faeser will apparently remain Federal Minister of the Interior for the time being, even in the event of a leading SPD candidate in Hesse. Faeser agreed on this with Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD),...
Sanctions round 10 – Finally movement in the fight for Putin's diamonds
The EU wants to decide on further sanctions against Russia. According to diplomats in Brussels, 26 member countries have supported an import ban on Russian diamonds in recent rounds of negotiations. One state was...
The Berlin administration can't even deal with death
In addition to mourning, deaths also mean some administrative work for the relatives. In order to be able to cope with this, an official death certificate is often required. However, people in some Berlin...
Why the selfishness of the ministries paralyzes our security policy
Politicians in Germany are good storytellers, the Ukrainian ambassador Andriy Melnyk put it bluntly last summer: "People think everything is fine." But is "everything fine" with German security policy? Not only Melnyk's look is...
Big deal in chained sled dogs
The colder, the more exciting. A sled dog tour in the snow is an adventure. One might even think that the dogs like it even better than the vacationers. Only from about minus ten...
Unfortunately, TikTok is too good – so we have to ban it
The world is addicted to a Chinese propaganda app. More than 1.7 billion people are on Tiktok worldwide. Excluded from this are Chinese citizens who can only download a Chinese version of this app...
Parties are not there to get money from the state
Rarely has there been a clumsier attempt by political parties to get hold of state funds – i.e. the money of the citizens. In the summer of 2018, when the soccer World Cup had...
What you should know about the almond blossom in Mallorca
When it's still the dead of winter here, the buds explode on Mallorca. The Germans' favorite island is transformed into a sea of pink and white. Seven million almond trees are in bloom –...
Cougars provide thrills in Torres del Paine National Park
It is just getting light when hiking guide José Ignacio Roca and his group reach Lake Sarmiento. Most are still a little sleepy. The trip from Puerto Natales, the backpacker town on the Última...
Bolsonaro applies for a six-month tourist visa in the United States
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has applied for a six-month tourist visa in the United States. This was confirmed by the law firm AG Immigration. The Financial Times reported first, citing Bolsonaro's immigration attorney...