Politics

German cabinet advances five-year minimum for rape involving knockout drops German cabinet advances law to impose a five-year minimum sentence for rape involving knockout drops, Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig said …

Court-ordered anti-violence training aims to curb repeat youth assaults An 18-year-old offender attends a court-ordered anti-violence training program to address repeated assaults, trauma and triggers as authorities seek to reduce …

German Memory Culture Under Scrutiny as Panel Confronts Family Ties to Nazism Panel discussion probes German memory culture and family ties to Nazism, warning against performative remembrance and calling for …

Child recruitment in Colombia escalates as FARC dissidents and gangs vie for territory Child recruitment in Colombia surges in Cauca as FARC dissidents and armed groups exploit poverty and illegal …

SPIEGEL-Talk Confronts Memory Culture and Family Ties to the Nazis SPIEGEL-Talk: Gotz Aly, Susanne Siegert and Hadija Haruna-Oelker examine memory culture, family Nazi entanglements and rise of performative ‘memory theater’. …

Israel Approves Eichmann-Style Tribunal to Try Suspects in October 7 Attacks Knesset unanimously passed a law creating an Eichmann-style special military tribunal to try suspected perpetrators of the October 7 …

Gerrymandering Intensifies Ahead of 2026 Midterms as Maps and Court Rulings Reshape House Battles Gerrymandering is resurging as a decisive factor in the run-up to the 2026 U.S. midterm elections, …

China Uses Panda Diplomacy: Ping Ping and Fu Shuang Headed to Atlanta Ahead of Trump Visit China sends pandas Ping Ping and Fu Shuang to Atlanta in a symbolic act …

Israel military tribunal approved to prosecute perpetrators of October 7 attacks Israel military tribunal approved by Knesset to prosecute those behind the October 7, 2023 attacks; law names Jerusalem as …