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The United States has opened another front in its economic pressure campaign against Iran, this time targeting the railways Tehran increasingly relies on as maritime trade becomes more difficult. On October 1, the US Treasury sanctioned three Iranian railway companies alongside seven automakers and five foreign suppliers of automotive parts as part of its Operation Economic Outcast. Washington says Iran’s rail and automotive industries provide revenue and logistical capacity to the state and are connected to networks involving the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The timing of the move is significant. Since the US maritime blockade sharply restricted Iran’s southern…

Veteran journalist Christiane Amanpour on Monday said she was leaving her role at CNN after 43 years at the network. “After thinking carefully for several months and experiencing a few sleepless nights, as you can imagine, I’ve decided to separate from CNN,” Amanpour, 68, said in a statement. “This daily show on CNN and PBS will come to an end at the end of this year. But CNN and I have worked out a smooth transition where we continue doing Amanpour once a week through to June,” she said in a video message posted on social media. Amanpour, who became…

In 2021, when Franz Wagner joined the Orlando Magic to start his NBA career, his older brother Moritz was already on the team. Franz, who is four years younger, was selected eighth overall in the draft by the team who had signed Moritz a few months earlier. It’s not just their joint appearances in the NBA that have since turned the “Wagners” into something of a brand in basketball. Just last year, the NBA had a regular-season game in Berlin, partly because of the Wagner brothers. Moritz is a successful podcast host and often has his brother on the show. Both have…

What do the long-established German companies Birkenstock, Viessmann, Linde and ebm-papst have in common? All have fallen into American hands.   Traditional German family-owned businesses and small-to-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have become increasingly attractive to US companies and investors. Last year, US investors were involved in 76 acquisitions and investments in German industrial and manufacturing companies, according to an analysis by financial data provider PitchBook. The transactions were valued at about $29.5 billion (€26.3 billion) in 2025, nearly double the 2022 total. As of August 19, 2026, the figure stood at $23.9 billion. No successor, but an investor instead “From what we…

Genghis Khan is one of history’s most radical figures. A blood-thirsty invader whose conquests caused the deaths of an estimated 40 million people, he was also a visionary political thinker who established the largest contiguous land empire in history.  The founder of the Mongolian Empire died in 1227. Ahead of the 800th anniversary of his death, Berlin’s James-Simon-Galerie explores his legacy and the “Mongol Century” (1250–1350) in the exhibition “Genghis Khan and the World of the Mongols.” The power of a disruptive individual The ruler remains “incredibly relevant” to this day, says Matthias Wemhoff, the director of the exhibition project. “What the era…

Aylin and Mae, both age 15, are members of their school’s Little Feminist Book Club in Bicester, Oxfordshire, England. During a group discussion, the club learned that teenagers at other schools were trying to have the sale of school uniforms banned in sex shops. Schoolgirl costumes are also widely used in pornographic videos. “All of us unanimously agreed. We wanted to take it a step further; we wanted to ban school uniform from all pornography,” Aylin told DW. As a result, they started a petition to raise awareness of the issue.  Many of their fellow students, as the petition states,…

Four games, three goals, two draws, one loss and one win. Jürgen Klopp would have hoped for better results from his first international break as Germany coach. But though the comfortable win over Serbia (2-0), draws against the Netherlands (1-1) and Greece (0-0) and a shock loss to Greece (0-1) in Germany leave them third out of four in their Nations League group, Klopp saw mostly positives. “Everyone showed what they’re made of; everyone earned their place. We’ve shown signs that we can do some things better than people gave us credit for. I wanted to get something going, and…

Hamburg in the near future: Instead of human drivers, robots deliver parcels. In cafes, robots roll between the tables, serving diners. On the streets, one encounters humanoid robots walking dogs — or the other way around, people taking their robot dogs for a walk.  This is the setting of Doris Dörrie’s new film, “Frau Winkler verlässt das Haus” (“Mrs. Winkler Leaves the House”). At the core of the plot is an elderly woman who can no longer live on her own after a fall. With her only daughter unable to provide permanent care, the solution seems simple enough: a care…

With determination, pace, and four beautifully crafted goals, Germany’s women won its friendly against Australia, thrilling not only the fans but also head coach Christian Wück. “You can see how fired up the girls are, how well they’re already playing together, and that we have an incredible amount of talent on the field and on the bench,” said a delighted Wück after his team’s well-deserved 4-2 victory. Since there were several notable absences, including captain Giulia Gwinn and top scorer Lea Schüller, others had to step up and fill the gaps. And they did so with flying colors. Melissa Kössler made a strong case for…

Germany’s parliament has backed a plan to help children save for retirement from the age of 6. Meanwhile, Jewish students report death threats after they confronted a far-right lawmaker.