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meinung •Leaving the US The Erosion of My American Dream By Marc Pitzke in New York

After more than 30 years as a DER SPIEGEL correspondent in the US, I am leaving. The country that I thought I knew no longer exists. It was an illusion - and it is being replaced by the unknown.

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Three Years of the Gaza War through the Eyes of Soldiers "The Rule Was: 'Shoot Everyone You See'"

"The Rule Was: 'Shoot Everyone You See'" - Jonas Opperskalski / DER SPIEGEL (2)

"The Rule Was: 'Shoot Everyone You See'" - Jonas Opperskalski / DER SPIEGEL (2)

More than 70,000 killed; even more wounded; destruction without end: Ten Israeli soldiers speak about feelings of revenge, orders to shoot and “collateral damage.” As told to Avi Bolotinsky, Juliane von Mittelstaedt und Thore Schröder

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"Exploited State Secrets for Profit" German Intelligence Rocked by Espionage Arrest of Former Chief

German Intelligence Rocked by Espionage Arrest of Former Chief - SPIEGEL TV Magazin

German Intelligence Rocked by Espionage Arrest of Former Chief - SPIEGEL TV Magazin

The arrest of ex-BND chief August Hanning has sent shockwaves through the intelligence world. Yet Hanning’s dubious consulting work was no secret. Does German intelligence have a systemic problem?

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Abuse in France "Is Anyone Thinking of the Children?"

France has been rocked by a wave of child abuse allegations directed at preschool caregivers. The scandal strikes at the heart of the country’s famed school system. Parents are furious. By Andrea Ritter and Simone Perolari (Photos) in Paris

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Putin's War of Aggression A Journey Along the Dnipro in Wartime Ukraine

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Online Scams The Shady World of Fraudulent Investment Sites

Using software from a company in Israel, scammers reel in gullible investors and steal all their money. DER SPIEGEL dove deep into this world of greed-fueled criminal networks - and found a hero. By Sven Becker, Jürgen Dahlkamp, Noel Urcan und Sara Wess

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The Uncertain Future What Happens If We Lose Control of AI?

The alarm has been sounded. The possible scenarios outlined. But is it still possible to stop, slow or even harness the development of Super AI? It’s up to two men with contrasting aims. By Simon Book, Angela Gruber, Marcel Rosenbach und Bernhard Zand

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The protection of whistleblowers is our top priority. That is why you will find our tips here on how you can safely contact SPIEGEL.

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Canada in the EU Sounds Crazy. Is It? - Union Europeenne / Hans Lucas / picture alliance

Canada in the EU Sounds Crazy. Is It? - Union Europeenne / Hans Lucas / picture alliance

meinung •The Future of Europe Canada in the EU Sounds Crazy. Is It? An Essay by Markus Becker

The European Union needs new momentum. Canada needs a reliable partner. It would be a stretch for the EU to expand across the Atlantic, but doing so would be beneficial for both Europe and Canada.

The Passport Scheme that Exploited Germany’s Nazi History - [M] DER SPIEGEL; Fotos: DER SPIEGEL, STOLPERSTEINE, Xinhua, Gerd Harder / imageBROKER / mauritius images

The Passport Scheme that Exploited Germany’s Nazi History - [M] DER SPIEGEL; Fotos: DER SPIEGEL, STOLPERSTEINE, Xinhua, Gerd Harder / imageBROKER / mauritius images

Fake Jewish Lineage The Passport Scheme that Exploited Germany’s Nazi History

DER SPIEGEL has learned that a large number of fraudsters have obtained German citizenship by claiming to be the descendants of Jews persecuted by the Nazis. The real families are furious. By Lukas Eberle, Christoph Giesen, Thore Schröder und Wolf Wiedmann-Schmidt

Germany’s Vaunted Auto Industry in Dire Straits Amid Chinese Surge - VCG / IMAGO

Germany’s Vaunted Auto Industry in Dire Straits Amid Chinese Surge - VCG / IMAGO

BYD, Geely, Xpeng Germany’s Vaunted Auto Industry in Dire Straits Amid Chinese Surge

The numbers of Chinese cars on European roads is skyrocketing as carmakers from the People’s Republic rush to build factories in the EU. Germany’s traditional brands are struggling to respond.

How the Race for AI Dominance Is Increasing the Risks - [M] Marco Stede / DER SPIEGEL; Fotos: Thea Traff / NYT / Redux / laif; Kylie Cooper / REUTERS; Samuel Boivin / NurPhoto / IMAGO; Jonathan Raa / Getty Images

How the Race for AI Dominance Is Increasing the Risks - [M] Marco Stede / DER SPIEGEL; Fotos: Thea Traff / NYT / Redux / laif; Kylie Cooper / REUTERS; Samuel Boivin / NurPhoto / IMAGO; Jonathan Raa / Getty Images

Amodei vs. Altman How the Race for AI Dominance Is Increasing the Risks

Anthropic founder Amodei and OpenAI CEO Altman once worked together to build a Super AI. Now, they are competing to be first. And that race is proving dangerous. By Simon Book und Angela Gruber

How Europe Is Bowing to a Libyan Warlord on Migration - Media office of Khalifa Haftar / AFP

How Europe Is Bowing to a Libyan Warlord on Migration - Media office of Khalifa Haftar / AFP

Boats from Eastern Libya How Europe Is Bowing to a Libyan Warlord on Migration

Brussels is concerned about the rising number of migrants reaching Crete - and is allowing itself to be blackmailed by the notorious Haftar family in eastern Libya, as DER SPIEGEL reporting has found. By Nikolai Antoniadis, Steffen Lüdke und Asia Haidar in Greece, Italy and Hamburg

How Taiwan Satisfies China's Lust for Pornography - An Rong Xu / DER SPIEGEL

How Taiwan Satisfies China's Lust for Pornography - An Rong Xu / DER SPIEGEL

Moaning for the Mainland How Taiwan Satisfies China's Lust for Pornography

Pornographic material is strictly forbidden in the People's Republic of China. Yet demand is high nonetheless. Many of the films are produced in Taiwan – but performers do their best to conceal that fact. By Cornelius Dieckmann and An Rong Xu (Photos) in Miaoli and Taipei

DER SPIEGEL Investigation Reveals Deep Military Cooperation between Russia and China - Maxim Shemetov / REUTERS

DER SPIEGEL Investigation Reveals Deep Military Cooperation between Russia and China - Maxim Shemetov / REUTERS

The New Axis of Evil DER SPIEGEL Investigation Reveals Deep Military Cooperation between Russia and China

Reporting by DER SPIEGEL and its partners provide a detailed and unprecedented look at the depth of military cooperation between Russia and China. Secret documents show the plans the two countries are developing.

What You Need to Know About the SS - [M] Lea Rossa / DER SPIEGEL; Foto: Scherl / SZ Photo / picture alliance

What You Need to Know About the SS - [M] Lea Rossa / DER SPIEGEL; Foto: Scherl / SZ Photo / picture alliance

New Information in the Nazi Database What You Need to Know About the SS

Your grandfather appears in the SS files? What that might mean, how you can continue your research and who was even allowed to join the Nazi organization in the first place: You'll find answers to the most important questions here. Von Martin Pfaffenzeller und Eva-Maria Schnurr

250 Years American Democracy Has Survived 250 Years, But Can It Survive Trump?

Democracy is a tenacious beast, but it has been riven by contradictions ever since the Declaration of Independence. Nowhere are those contradictions in such sharp relief as in Trump's America. By Dirk Kurbjuweit

Does the US Really Hold the Reins in Venezuela? - Marian Blasberg / DER SPIEGEL

Does the US Really Hold the Reins in Venezuela? - Marian Blasberg / DER SPIEGEL

In Trump's Colony Does the US Really Hold the Reins in Venezuela?

Shortly before the earthquakes, DER SPIEGEL traveled to Venezuela to explore the question: Who is really in charge in the country? By Marian Blasberg in Caracas

The Minab Attack Did the United States Commit a War Crime in Iran?

The Feb. 28 attack on an elementary school in Minab, Iran, likely killed dozens of children and evidence suggests the US may be responsible. But was it a war crime? DER SPIEGEL took a closer look.

Climate Change in Oceania Tuvalu Is Tired of the Prophets of Doom

As ocean waters continue to rise, the Pacific island nation of Tuvalu became a symbol of climate change. Residents, though, are fed up with being seen by the world as the canaries in the coalmine. By Cornelius Dieckmann on Funafuti Atoll

A Missing Woman from Germany Reappears in the Epstein Files - Privat

A Missing Woman from Germany Reappears in the Epstein Files - Privat

The Mystery of Michele A Missing Woman from Germany Reappears in the Epstein Files

A young woman from Germany vanished without a trace 11 years ago. Now, her name makes several appearances in the Epstein files. Her family wants to finally learn what happened to her.

A Pilot Project in Norway Raises Doubts about CCS Sustainability - Thomas Ekstrom / The NewYorkTimes / Redux / laif

A Pilot Project in Norway Raises Doubts about CCS Sustainability - Thomas Ekstrom / The NewYorkTimes / Redux / laif

Our Warming Climate A Pilot Project in Norway Raises Doubts about CCS Sustainability

Can Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) really improve the climate balance of cement production? Shortcomings in Norway have some wondering if it has a future in industrial settings. By Thomas Goorden, Susanne Götze, Niklas Marienhagen und Marc Theodor

'Our Country Was a Hostage State' - Jens Gyarmaty / DER SPIEGEL

'Our Country Was a Hostage State' - Jens Gyarmaty / DER SPIEGEL

Hungarian Premier Péter Magyar 'Our Country Was a Hostage State'

After 16 years of Viktor Orbán's rule, it looked to many as though democracy in Hungary was dead. But not to Péter Magyar. DER SPIEGEL spoke with him about how he managed to boot out the autocrat. Interview Conducted by Jan Puhl

How DER SPIEGEL processed the data from the NSDAP membership card file - [M] Lea Rossa / DER SPIEGEL; Peer Grimm / dpa / picture alliance

How DER SPIEGEL processed the data from the NSDAP membership card file - [M] Lea Rossa / DER SPIEGEL; Peer Grimm / dpa / picture alliance

NSDAP membership card file How DER SPIEGEL processed the data from the NSDAP membership card file

Where does the data come from? What do the matches mean? What errors exist? And what does the date of joining reveal about entanglement with Hitler’s regime? Here you can find the answers to the most important questions about the Nazi card file.

Interactive Research Tool for Nazi Past Was Your Grandpa in the SS? Find Out in Our Updated Nazi Files

DER SPIEGEL has cross-referenced hundreds of thousands of SS files with the millions of NSDAP membership cards. Here, you can search through the updated files and find clues as to possible SS membership.

Meet the Transgender Americans Forced to Flee GOP Persecution - Jim Lo Scalzo / EPA

Meet the Transgender Americans Forced to Flee GOP Persecution - Jim Lo Scalzo / EPA

Human Rights in the US Meet the Transgender Americans Forced to Flee GOP Persecution

Cerberus has their go-bag ready. Adrian is prepared to move at a moment's notice. Debra Guckenheimer has already fled the US with her nonbinary children. The GOP transgender assault is driving people from their homes - and their country. By Charles Hawley in Lake Jackson, Seattle and Berlin

"We Should Have Done More to Protect My Father" - Alejandro Cegarra / The New York Times / Redux / laif

"We Should Have Done More to Protect My Father" - Alejandro Cegarra / The New York Times / Redux / laif

An Interview with Maduro's Son "We Should Have Done More to Protect My Father"

Nicolás Maduro Guerra, son of the imprisoned Venezuelan strongman, speaks to a Western media outlet for the first time about his father's mistakes and his own underestimation of US power. Interview Conducted by Marian Blasberg

"My Grandmother Said We Had Nothing to Do With the Nazis. A Fat Lie." - Nazi-Offiziere und SS-Helferinnen im Sommer 1944 auf einer Holzbrücke im SS-Erholungsheim Solahütte nahe Auschwitz [M] DER SPIEGEL; Foto: U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum / dpa / picture alliance

"My Grandmother Said We Had Nothing to Do With the Nazis. A Fat Lie." - Nazi-Offiziere und SS-Helferinnen im Sommer 1944 auf einer Holzbrücke im SS-Erholungsheim Solahütte nahe Auschwitz [M] DER SPIEGEL; Foto: U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum / dpa / picture alliance

Familien im Nationalsozialismus "My Grandmother Said We Had Nothing to Do With the Nazis. A Fat Lie."

What did Grandpa do in the war? Many German families spent decades dodging that question. But now that Nazi membership files are online, the time for reckoning has arrived. Here are their stories. by Cathrin Schmiegel und Max Polonyi

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