- English Videos
- English News and Articles
- Palantir
- Inflation, Part III: The Trouble with Zero Inflation
- UAE leaves OPEC, citing national interest in 'a new energy age'
- Romania, a new crisis, an old realisation: Eastern Europe is caught in the appreciation trap
- As attacks on Christians become more frequent, a crisis looms for Israel
- Nato meetings with TV and film-makers prompt claims it is seeking ‘propaganda’
- The US blockade challenges Iran’s oil storage capacity and threatens well operations
- Translated News in English
- ARD campaign "Your opinion counts!" - A majority believes wealth is unfairly distributed
- Pension
- Oil supply stoppage from Kazakhstan: Brandenburg PCK refinery in Schwedt seeks replacement via Poland
- Inquiry from the Left Party
The German Armed Forces are visiting more schools
- Health reform passed: Merz speaks of "historic" Warken plans – health insurance companies protest
- US to withdraw thousands of troops from Germany & Trump refuses to allow Germany to station Tomahawk hawks
- The German government is struggling to explain: Where have all the billions spent on defense gone?
- Agenda 2030
- EU promotes the defense of freedom of expression with a poster campaign
- Skilled workers – Fewer and fewer companies are offering apprenticeships
- Kiesewetter triggers diplomatic incident
I. English Videos
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- Palantir
- Inflation, Part III: The Trouble with Zero Inflation
- UAE leaves OPEC, citing national interest in 'a new energy age'
- Romania, a new crisis, an old realisation: Eastern Europe is caught in the appreciation trap
- As attacks on Christians become more frequent, a crisis looms for Israel
- Nato meetings with TV and film-makers prompt claims it is seeking ‘propaganda’
- The US blockade challenges Iran’s oil storage capacity and threatens well operations
- ARD campaign "Your opinion counts!" - A majority believes wealth is unfairly distributed
- Pension
- Oil supply stoppage from Kazakhstan: Brandenburg PCK refinery in Schwedt seeks replacement via Poland
- Inquiry from the Left Party The German Armed Forces are visiting more schools
- Health reform passed: Merz speaks of "historic" Warken plans – health insurance companies protest
- US to withdraw thousands of troops from Germany & Trump refuses to allow Germany to station Tomahawk hawks
- The German government is struggling to explain: Where have all the billions spent on defense gone?
- Agenda 2030
- EU promotes the defense of freedom of expression with a poster campaign
- Skilled workers – Fewer and fewer companies are offering apprenticeships
- Kiesewetter triggers diplomatic incident
II. English News and Articles
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Palantir Manifesto: Is "Techno-Fascism" Coming?
The controversial US tech company has posted 22 theses, some of which go far beyond the topics typically addressed by businesses. Critics interpret them as a plea for techno-fascism. We answer the most important questions.
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Because we get asked a lot.
— Palantir (@PalantirTech) April 18, 2026
The Technological Republic, in brief.
1. Silicon Valley owes a moral debt to the country that made its rise possible. The engineering elite of Silicon Valley has an affirmative obligation to participate in the defense of the nation.
2. We must rebel…
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Inflation, Part III: The Trouble with Zero Inflation
If inflation is bad, then zero inflation sounds like the obvious ideal.
The difficulty begins only when one asks a very simple question: how would we know inflation was really zero?
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UAE leaves OPEC, citing national interest in 'a new energy age'
The UAE’s historic decision is a major blow to the alliance of oil producers, just as the global energy crisis is escalating over Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, but the Gulf state insists its decision “enhances the UAE’s ability to respond to evolving market needs."
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Romania, a new crisis, an old realisation: Eastern Europe is caught in the appreciation trap
If there is one constant in Eastern Europe, it is the lack of constancy. Nowhere else are there such frequent changes of government or desperate attempts to form a functioning government through one snap election after another. Bulgaria, for instance, had gone through a striking series of snap elections before the vote two weeks ago at least offered hope of forming a government capable of governing. The most recent case is Romania, where a first government formed last summer had already collapsed again at the start of this year and the Prime Minister is set to be ousted.
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As attacks on Christians become more frequent, a crisis looms for Israel
Church leaders point to inhospitable political atmosphere as they lock compounds at night; government ministries insist they are actively combating ill-treatment
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Nato meetings with TV and film-makers prompt claims it is seeking ‘propaganda’
Exclusive: Two ‘intimate conversations’ held with writers, directors and producers, with a third due in June
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The US blockade challenges Iran’s oil storage capacity and threatens well operations
With nowhere left to put the crude, future production — and the infrastructure that enables it — is increasingly at risk
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III. Translated News in English
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ARD campaign "Your opinion counts!"
A majority believes wealth is unfairly distributed.
Four out of five Germans find the distribution of wealth in the country unfair, according to a recent ARD survey . Many support a wealth tax and higher inheritance taxes.
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An overwhelming majority demands an end to the special pension rule for civil servants and politicians.
For millions of employees, it's taken for granted: every month, 18.6 percent of their gross salary flows into the statutory pension insurance . Civil servants, many self-employed individuals, and politicians are exempt from this. This is precisely what is met with widespread public disapproval.
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Oil supply stoppage from Kazakhstan: Brandenburg PCK refinery in Schwedt seeks replacement via Poland
Russia will cease shipping Kazakh oil through the Druzhba pipeline from May 1st – indefinitely. Brandenburg's Minister-President Woidke (SPD) remains optimistic nonetheless.
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Inquiry from the Left Party - The German Armed Forces are visiting more schools
Representatives of the German Armed Forces visited more than 2,000 schools in Germany during the first three months of the year. By far the most visits, 562, took place at educational institutions in Bavaria. This information comes from a response by the Federal Government to an inquiry from the Left Party in the Bundestag. The Left Party and the Education and Science Workers' Union described the visits as one-sided information sessions.
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Health reform passed: Merz speaks of "historic" Warken plans – health insurance companies protest
Health Minister Warken's proposed legislation aims to prevent contribution increases. It will have implications for insured individuals, employers, and the healthcare sector.
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US to withdraw thousands of troops from Germany
The decision to cut US troops comes amid rising tensions after German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the US was being "humiliated" by Iran's leadership.
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Trump refuses to allow Germany to station Tomahawk hawks
The deployment of US cruise missiles was firmly planned, but Trump has not confirmed the deal with the Biden administration. Experts warn of a weakened defense.
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Number of active-duty United States military personnel in Europe in 2025, by country
Germany: 34.547
Italy: 12.332
United Kingdom: 10.046
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The German government is struggling to explain: Where have all the billions spent on defense gone?
The balance sheet for this turning point embarrasses the German Armed Forces: 111 billion spent, 47,000 contracts signed – and apparently nobody knows what has actually arrived.
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Tenants' association warns against planned cuts to housing benefit
The Ministry of Construction needs to save one billion euros; this will partly be achieved by restructuring housing benefits. The Greens and the Left Party are warning against cuts affecting low-income earners.
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EU promotes the defense of freedom of expression with a poster campaign
As if there were no Digital Services Act ordering the suppression of "harmful" content, no fact-checkers allowed to determine what is true, no reporting centers and whistleblowers, no house searches and medieval sanctions for dissenting publishers, the EU is staging itself as a defender of freedom of expression with a poster campaign.
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Skilled workers – Fewer and fewer companies are offering apprenticeships
Interest in dual vocational training rose again in 2025, while the number of apprenticeship positions continued to decline. The percentage of companies still offering apprenticeships has reached an all-time low.
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Kiesewetter triggers diplomatic incident
Meeting between CDU politician and Chechen separatists in Kyiv / Russian government summons German ambassador / Junge Welt: Kiesewetter's interlocutor "closest allies" of Ukrainian fascists
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