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A new German Chancellor is now in the works. A special election edition of The Day. Watch here.

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The German election.  The rise of the AfD party.   Why the choices made at the ballot box matter from Berlin to Washington DC. A special thank you to Sudha David-Wilp of The German Marshall Fund of the United States

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Former MI6 boss on Trump, Putin and a 'new era' for international relations"We're not going back to the world we had before. You underestimate America at your peril, but it's ability to make rules across the world, it's not there now."

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If you watched 60 MINUTES recently, then you know that in Germany insulting a person online can get you arrested.

Can a society legislate civil behavior? Should it even try?

I ask attorney & HateAid CEO Josephine Ballon:

How do you know when free speech goes too far?

#freespeech #Germany #digitalviolence #draconian #limits #democracy #decency

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Has the US betrayed its ally, Ukraine?

Reaction to President Trump's plan for ending Russia's invasion.

Tyson Barker Teri Schultz #NickConnolly

#Ukraine #Russia #Trump #Putin #Zelensky

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Trump threatens tariffs & wants them as the 51st state.  Is he pushing Canada into the arms of Europe?

Trade tariff turmoil pushes Canada to rethink US ties | DW News

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More than 200,000 people listened in to the conversation between Elon Musk and the woman who wants to be Germany's next chancellor, Alice Weidel.

#ElonMusk #AliceWeidel #AfD #Germany #elections

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Brent Goff LIVE at Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin, Nov 2009

35 years ago, on November 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall was opened & the Iron Curtain began to fall.

In 2009, as part of DW's coverage of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, I spent the day at Checkpoint Charlie.

Deutsche Welle #BerlinWall #CheckpointCharlie #Berlin #BerlinerMauer

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How is climate change turbocharging Hurricane Milton? | DW News

Monster storms 2.5 times more likely now.

Here's why:

#Helene #Milton #hurricane #globalwarming #GulfofMexico #Florida #NorthCarolina #Tennessee #AppalachianMountains #climatechange

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Sweden is offering big bucks to migrants as an incentive for them to leave the country and go home.

#Sweden #migrants #immigration 

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"This is America's war, too."

Former Israeli Negotiator Daniel Levy tells me why he doesn't view the US as a credible mediator of peace in the Middle East.

#Israel #Hamas #Gaza #US #Biden

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Are we on the brink of a wider war in the Middle East?

The predictions are not good.

#Iran #Israel #Hamas #Hezbollah #Haniyeh #IsmailHaniyeh #Haniyeh #Netanyahu

All you need to know about the killing of Hamas political leader Haniyeh...

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#IranIsHappy is trending on social media. Watch to find out why some Iranians may not be mourning the death of a president known as the #ButcherofTehran 

#Iran #Raisi 

What will happen in Iran before new election is called? | DW News

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Are universities creating student protestors? My talk with Yascha Mounk on a generation in which rights and responsibilities do not go hand in hand.

US campus protests: Unresolved debate over public order, free speech and...

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Who will win the Eurovision Song Contest tonight?

It's a question I have posed to viewers every year since 2011.

Here's a look back at a time when the contest was light on politics and protests and still heavy on music & kitsch.

#ESC #malmo2024 #Eurovision

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Watching events at Columbia University tonight.

Earlier I spoke with Ethan Bearman about the wave of protests on campuses across the US.

#protests #ColumbiaUniversity #Gaza #Israel #Hamas #Palestinians #freespeech #hatespeech #antisemitism

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These are the two studies I mention:

https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA2611-3.html

https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2218834120

RAND

PNAST-Proceedings Of The National Acad...

#AmericanPower #superpower #decline #birthrate #civicvirtue #decadence #elites #environment #military