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As a child, Roche heir André Hoffmann ran around in a WWF T-shirt. Today he says: «We can't go on like this»
André Hoffmann, the vice chairman and major shareholder of pharmaceutical giant Roche, sees protecting nature as the only ...
US political scientist: «I would have done the same as Putin. I would have invaded Ukraine even earlier»
In an interview, University of Chicago political scientist John Mearsheimer blames the West for the war in Ukraine, and says ...
The UAE is Israel's best friend in the Arab world, but the war with Hamas is testing this bond
Despite growing international criticism of the Israeli government, relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates ...
From a buried dog to a son's tree house, King Charles III's private gardens offer a look behind the royal facade
U.K. King Charles III has tried to make his own mark, but his reign has been shaped by events outside his control. Highgrove ...
Trump's aid freeze is cruel – but could spark a new approach
Has U.S. President Donald Trump ushered in the end of development aid? Kenyan political scientist Ken Opalo talks about what ...
Donald Trump has declared war on America's top medical research funding organization
The National Institutes of Health, America's premier medical research funding body, is grappling with widespread layoffs, halted studies and blocked funds. Researchers fear global consequences for ...
Seen from space: Why Russia's giant transport planes remain on the ground
The Antonov An-124 is a unique heavy cargo plane, crucial for both military and civilian purposes. Several Russian An-124 ...
US health care is crumbling from within
The U.S. spends more on health care than any other country – so why is life expectancy still lagging behind? The answer ...
After escaping the chaos of the Soviet Union, many Russian-Germans are now voting for the far right
Around 3 million ethnic Germans who emigrated from the former Soviet Union live in Germany today. Many have become prosperous ...
Germany needs a new understanding of the role of the state
Germany, once considered Europe’s economic locomotive, is struggling. The country’s transformation into an increasingly ...
In efforts to establish a political papacy, Leo XIV is drawing on centuries-old examples
As pope, Leo XIV has focused clearly on peace policy, swiftly addressing the Ukraine and Gaza wars. He thus joins the ...
Trump’s Republicans are leading America to fiscal Armageddon
Never before has the U.S. accumulated such high levels of peacetime debt, yet Congress and the Trump administration continue ...