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Geoffrey Van Orden, a British Conservative and former army officer, has represented his country in Brussels for more than 20 years, most recently as Leader of the Conservatives in the European Parliament. He spoke with DER SPIEGEL about Brexit, the Tories and why he no longer identifies as a Remainer.

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James Lovelock is known for being one of the most important pioneers of the environmental movement. His ideas have stirred controversy before, and they're likely to do so again. How to stop climate change? With nuclear power and artificial intelligence, he argues.

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Many women who flee Nigeria for Europe fall into the clutches of human traffickers and are forced to work as prostitutes. A road in Sicily has become a symbol of their plight, and a local nun is trying to help them.

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Thousands of victims of Islamic State's reign of terror suffer continue to suffer from psychological trauma, but there is a shortage of adequate care in northern Iraq. A German trauma expert hopes to change that.

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Seventy-five years ago, Auschwitz was liberated, with Dachau to follow a couple of months later. Here, a Soviet soldier and an American soldier recall the moment they first set eyes on the camps.

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The Chinese city of Wuhan, with a population of 11 million, is considered the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak. DER SPIEGEL went there.

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Speeches and warnings are insufficient when it comes to anti-Semitism in Germany and Europe. We need concrete programs to counter the hatred of Jews, including better education and harsher penalties.

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A terrifying virus is spreading from China around the world. It appears to have been transmitted to humans through a wild animal. Where did it come from and how dangerous is it for Asia and the rest of the world?

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A network comprised of hundreds of fabricated Facebook profiles disseminates political propaganda and also coaxes real users to reveal as much about themselves as they are willing. The social network appears to be impotent in its response to the professional saboteurs.

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California's forests are home to around 130 million dead trees, which have been killed by long droughts and bark beetles. Researchers are now growing a new generation of more resilient pines they hope will make forests more sustainable.

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In the second half of his term, French President Emmanuel Macron has been pursuing many of his political goals unilaterally. Whether it's pushing through controversial pension reforms or meeting with unpopular autocrats, why is Macron taking such risks?

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In the conflict over Libya, a North African country of considerable strategic importance for Europe, three countries have been setting the agenda with their military: Russia, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey. Does diplomacy still have a chance?

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The conflict in Libya has spiralled into a proxy war, with Europe right at the center. Italian Foreign Minister Di Maio is pushing for a political solution.

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The region between Chad, Niger, Nigeria and Cameroon is dominated by violence, poverty and hunger and it is home to one of the most complex humanitarian crises in the world. Now, climate change is intensifying the problem.

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Once self-identified as the "anti-party party," Germany's Greens now have aspirations of moving into the Chancellery before long. At age 40, their story is one of astonishing success -- and change.

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An American witness in a Holocaust trial drew global attention after making a conciliatory gesture to a concentration camp guard. After questions about whether the joint plaintiff had even been held in a concentration camp, he has now withdrawn from the proceedings.

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A supposed former prisoner at Stutthof concentration camp attracted attention around the world when he hugged an a man accused of being a former guard during his criminal trial and offered his forgiveness. The story seemed too good to be true -- and it was.

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Germany's Sinti and Roma are a diverse minority that have little more an common than their negative image in society. We asked four young people from the ethnic group to share their stories.

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Billionaires and leading researchers in the United States are developing next-generation nuclear reactors that are small, reputedly safe and suitable to modern power grids. They could be part of the climate change solution.

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The German government, doctors and Lufthansa have come up with a novel solution for bringing aid workers back to Europe for treatment if they contract Ebola in Africa. The plan involves modular isolation chambers that could be loaded onto conventional freight planes.

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has no shortage of challenges facing her as she begins her tenure. She spoke with DER SPIEGEL about Donald Trump, climate change and the state of democracs inside the EU.

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Germany is still struggling to find its role in the world. But what does the world want from Germany? From Washington to Warsaw, Beijing to Brussels, many are wondering where Berlin's foreign policy is headed.

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Three months after the right-wing extremist attack on the synagogue in Halle, in which a gunman tried and failed to enter the building, the Jewish community in the city is still wrestling with its consequences.

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With Russia and Iran joining the Syrian regime in pounding the population of Idlib in northern Syria, a new wave of refugees is heading for Turkey. Ankara has signaled that it may mark the end of the Turkish-EU refugee pact.

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U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly insisted he does not want war with Iran. Now, with the killing of Qassem Soleimani, that conflict could be inevitable. It is the price for instinctual foreign policy devoid of experts.

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The Chinese government is currently interning hundreds of thousands of the country's Uighur Muslim minority. In an interview, Jewher Ilham, the daughter of human rights activist Ilham Tohti, who has been sentenced to life in prison, calls on the European Union to take action against Beijing.

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In an interview, former White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove, a longtime adviser to former President George W. Bush, argues the Republican Party will lose in the long term if it continues following Donald Trump's path.

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