Danish ambassador posts ‘friendly reminder’ about defence ties after provocative Maga post over territory

The restorer, who died on Monday, brought unwanted attention to herself – and her small Spanish town. Then, slowly, a small miracle took place, says Sam Jones, the Guardian’s Madrid correspondent

Move comes after party’s exclusion for last two years was lambasted by JD Vance at this year’s event The Munich Security Conference (MSC) has invited lawmakers from the Alternative für Deutschland to join its annual gathering of top international defence officials in February after shutting out the far-right party for the last two years. The reversal, which was confirmed by organisers, came after the US vice-president, JD Vance, lambasted the AfD’s exclusion in a blistering speech at this year’s event in which he accused Germany of stifling free speech by sidelining the anti-migrant, pro-Kremlin party. Continue reading...

Brigitte Bardot und Gunter Sachs, das war nur ein kurzes Glück. Ihre Klatschspalten-Ehe aber trug zur deutsch-französischen Verständigung bei. Und schuf ihre eigenen Legenden.

Journalists find Swiss government rejected company over fears US intelligence might gain access to sensitive data UK MPs have raised concerns about the government’s contracts with Palantir after an investigation published in Switzerland highlighted allegations about the suitability and security of its products. The investigation by the Zurich-based research collective WAV and the Swiss online magazine Republik details Palantir’s efforts, over the course of seven years, to sell its products to Swiss federal agencies. Continue reading...

In einer Kampfabstimmung um den Vorsitz der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung hat sich Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer gegen Günter Krings durchgesetzt. Das Ergebnis ist auch eine Niederlage für Friedrich Merz.

Der wiederentdeckte Tanzsaal in Tegel sucht einen Käufer. Zwischen Hotelplänen und Kulturträumen zeigt sich, was in Berlin heute möglich ist – oder eben nicht.

Second ‘exemplary’ success for 85-year-old who had already rumbled bogus police officer demanding €60,000

Vier ZEIT-Journalistinnen wurden für eine Datensammlung über Femizide ausgezeichnet. Auch der Podcast "Irma. Das Kind aus Srebrenica" hat in seiner Kategorie gewonnen.

Interior ministry will tell 640 people awaiting sanctuary ‘there is no longer any political interest in their being admitted’

Dall’Art Nouveau nel Marais allo speakeasy zodiacale, dalla lounge con vista sull’Old Course, al rum bar d’ispirazione Havana. Banconi da 2 a 8 posti, legni antichi, vetri d’autore e vini naturali. L’...

Syrians who have rebuilt their lives abroad face uncertainty over their futures amid hardening of attitudes

The currently untitled film is inspired by the Search Engine podcast episode "Why didn't Chris and Dan get into Berghain?"

All 18-year-old men to be screened for suitability for armed forces, but proposal falls short of conscription

The 1941 image shows a Nazi soldier pointing a gun at the head of a man kneeling at the edge of a pit filled with bodies. With help from A.I., the gunman has been identified as 34-year-old Jakobus Onn...

Der Spiegel quotes leaked call in which European leaders voice doubts about Washington’s approach to peace talks Emmanuel Macron has reportedly warned Volodymyr Zelenskyy that “there is a chance that the US will betray Ukraine on territory, without clarity on security guarantees”, the German magazine Der Spiegel reported, quoting a leaked note from a recent call with several European leaders. Der Spiegel said it had obtained an English summary of Monday’s call, featuring what it said were direct quotations from European heads of government in which they expressed fundamental doubts about Washington’s approach to the talks. Continue reading...