Wim Wenders, the renowned German film director, is nearly 80 years old, as old as the peace in Europe that followed the capitulation of the Nazi regime. “From my childhood onward, I have lived 80 years in peace,” he says in a short film he has …
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Cable Theft in Spain Disrupts Train Travel for Thousands, Officials Say
Oscar Puente, the transport minister, said “a serious act of sabotage” had brought some service to a halt, delaying service into Monday.
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French Police Rescue Kidnapped Father of Crypto Entrepreneur
The Paris prosecutor’s office said seven people had been arrested in connection with the abduction last week. It did not name the freed captive or his son.
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Netanyahu Says Pounding Gaza Again Will Finish Hamas. Not Everyone Agrees.
It is not clear how the Israeli prime minister’s plan to add tens of thousands of soldiers will fundamentally alter a dynamic seen over 18 months of conflict.
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Cardinal Erdo of Hungary Is a Favorite of Conservatives to Become Pope
The archbishop is a standard-bearer for those in the church who favor a return to traditional rules and doctrine after Pope Francis.
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Why the Italian Who Leads the Church in Jerusalem Is a Contender to Be Pope
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa is a Vatican outsider, but his experience in a region sacred to three major religions may give him an edge.
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Bombed by Russia, Odesa Now Wages a Cultural Battle
A push to rename streets and remove statues associated with imperial Russia is dividing Odesa, whose identity is tied up in its history.
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Monday Briefing
The Anti-Trump bump.
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Tras la pista de los miles de soldados rusos desaparecidos
Rusia carece de cualquier esfuerzo formal y organizado para llevar el registro de las legiones de soldados desaparecidos. Esto deja a menudo a los familiares en el limbo, valiéndose por sí mismos con escasa información gubernamental.
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