Tag: Germany

NATO Countries Pour Weapons Into Ukraine, Risking Conflict With Russia

Sweden, not a member of NATO, announced that it would send Ukraine 5,000 antitank weapons, 5,000 helmets, 5,000…

New U.S. Sanctions Target Russian Company Behind Nord Stream 2

WASHINGTON — President Biden said on Wednesday that he would issue economic sanctions on the company behind a…

How Europeans Are Responding to Exorbitant Gas and Power Bills

A German retiree facing sky-high energy bills is turning to a wood-burning stove. The owner of a dry…

One-Pot Stew Recipe: Braised Short Ribs With Squash and Potato

If you need a little extra warmth this winter, let eintopf be your go-to.There are as many versions…

Europe Calls for Peace, but Not at Any Price

BERLIN — After two days of intense diplomacy on both sides of the Atlantic about the Ukraine crisis,…

Retired Pope Benedict Asks Forgiveness Over Handling of Abuse Cases

ROME — Responding to a report that he mishandled four cases involving the sexual abuse of minors while…

Turkey’s Doctors Are Leaving, the Latest Casualty of Spiraling Inflation

ISTANBUL — Anxiety rose after an assistant doctor died last fall when she plowed her car into the…

Germany’s ‘Invisible’ Chancellor Heads to Washington Amid Fierce Criticism

BERLIN — One headline asked, “Where is Olaf Scholz?” A popular magazine mocked the German chancellor’s “art of…

For Ukraine, Europe Thinks Russia’s Putin Wants More Than War

The answer is surprising, even paradoxical. Europeans and Ukrainians are skeptical of a major Russian invasion in Ukraine…

New Research Tracks Ancient Artifacts Looted by the Nazis

When the Nazis invaded Greece in 1941, Julius Ringel, a major general in the German army, took an…