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Livestream on the EU's Future: Where Is Europe Heading?

Jean-Claude Juncker is set to finally become president of the European Commission, but what direction is the Continent heading in? Watch a livestram of a major debate in Brussels at 5:45 p.m. CET (11:45 a.m. EST) between European Council President Herman Van Rompuy, star investor George Soros and former French Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici. more...

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Foreign Minister Zebari 'Iraq Is Facing a Mortal Threat'

In an interview, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, a Kurd, warns that his country is threatened with collapse under the pressure posed by ISIS terrorists. But, he says, it isn't a civil war yet. Interview Conducted By Bernhard Zand more... [ Comment ]

The Road to Mosul: Searching for the Real ISIS

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The Road to Mosul Searching for the Real ISIS

Fault lines in Iraq are widening as ISIS advances: Even as the Shiite government in Baghdad digs it its heels, the country's Sunnis are losing their faith in a single nation and the Kurds are hoping for independence. But what is ISIS, really? By Christoph Reuter more... [ Comment ]

Foreign Minister Zebari: 'Iraq Is Facing a Mortal Threat'

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Obama Advisor John Podesta 'Every Country Has a History of Going Over the Line'

Instead of a no-spy deal, the US has begun a Cyber Dialogue with Germany. In a SPIEGEL interview, John Podesta, a special advisor to President Barack Obama, speaks of the balance between alliances and security and says that changes are being made to NSA espionage practices. Interview Conducted by Susanne Koelbl and Marcel Rosenbach more... [ Comment ]

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America's Marijuana Revolution Ganjapreneurs Hit the Jackpot

Since the legalization of marijuana in two US states in January, entrepreneurs and investors have been seeing green. Observers believe the industry will grow rapidly and may even rival the Dot.Com boom of the 1990s. By Anne Seith in Denver, Colorado more... [ Comment ]

Photo Gallery: Pot Paradise

Yesterday at 05:39 AM from John_Banister: You have written "Like many other members of the movement for legalization, Fox is convinced... more...

Part of the West? 'German Leftists Have Still Not Understood Putin'

Many in Germany would like to see their country strive for equidistance between the West and Russia. In an interview, German historian Heinrich August Winkler harshly criticizes that stance and explains how some Germans have romanticized Putin. By Christiane Hoffmann and René Pfister more... [ Comment ]

06/29/2014 from greanknight: If you support Putin you're either ill-informed about what his goals are, or you're a... more...

Interview with Melinda Gates 'Simple Things Can Have a Huge Effect'

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is the largest private global development organization in the world. In a SPIEGEL interview, Melinda Gates explains the couple's start in philanthropy, the challenges of combatting disease in conflict zones and the unique responsibility of the wealthy. Interview Conducted by Samiha Shafy and Mathieu von Rohr more... [ Comment ]

06/27/2014 from tgeorge5: I guess your interviewer just couldn't drop the left-wing animus against wealth, even though the... more...

Russian Riddle EU Can't Agree on a Natural Gas Strategy

European leaders agree that the Ukraine crisis has made natural gas supplies from Russia precarious. Yet they are divided over what to do about it. Poland wants a new European energy union, but others seem to be in no hurry. By Frank Dohmen and Christoph Pauly more... [ Comment ]

06/28/2014 from pjones: This whole 'problem' has been cooked up by the West .Russia is not blackmailing anybody , Putin... more...

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