Victor Grossman, an outspoken critic of capitalism, was once an Army private named Stephen Wechsler. He has died at age 97.

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In the northern outskirts of Berlin near Bernau once lay one of the most secretive and exclusive places of the former East ...

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DRESDEN, Germany (AP) — When pastry chef Tino Gierig is asked what the famous Dresden stollen tastes like, his eyes sparkle and his voice rises to an enthusiastic sing-song as as he describes the rich ...

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During the bloody battle for Hurtgen Forest in late 1944, a 23-year-old German lieutenant heard a wounded American soldier crying for help in a minefield. Lt. Friedrich Lengfeld ordered his men not to ...

The narrow road through the Masurian countryside winds alongside shimmering lakes and mossy swamps. It passes through sleepy ...

From the Ozempic story to books on power, money and the new world order — plus fiction by Julian Barnes, Amitav Ghosh and ...

Blending magical realism inspired by Iraq’s pre-Islamic epic, The Epic of Gilgamesh, with the unflinching realities of the ...

Next year brings blockbuster shows from the Venice Biennale to a Frida Kahlo retrospective, plus the Middle East's most ...