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Playwright and author Bonnie Greer died aged 77, her husband David Hutchins said on Wednesday in a statement to British media.  A celebrated writer born in Chicago who at first plied her trade in New York, Greer spent most of her adult life in the UK. She took up dual citizenship and became a regular and prominent political commentator in Britain. Greer attended the Frankfurt book fair in 2019 at the height of the post-Brexit debate for a panel on the topicImage: DW/E. Grenier What did Greer's husband say about her death?  Greer's widower Hutchins hailed her as "an acclaimed playwright, author, critic, cultural and political commentator whose intelligence, courage and distinctive voice made an enduring contribution to British cultural and public life."  Hutchins said his late wife had...

Skip next section Compulsory troop deployments in Lithuania: German Defense Ministry09/14/2026September 14, 2026Compulsory troop deployments in Lithuania: German Defense MinistryGerman Defense Minister Boris Pistorius will order compulsory troop deployments in Lithuania. According to the Defense Ministry, this is intended to fill gaps in the German armoured brigade's complement. Several hundred military personnel would be affected, with the shortages in logisticians and IT specialists being the main reason for the move. The ministry said that 80% of the Lithuanian brigade's positions are filled with volunteers. "The principle of voluntariness remains unchanged as our guiding principle," the ministry said.   https://p.dw.com/p/5MaXsSkip next section German finance minister and UniCredit...

Israeli Culture Minister Miki Zohar has threatened to strip filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor of their citizenship after the two won a special jury prize at the Venice Film Festival for a documentary about Israeli airstrikes killing Palestinian civilians in Gaza. The film, called "NAZA" — a Hebrew acronym said to be used for counting the estimated number of civilians to be killed in a military strike — contains interviews with Israeli intelligence operatives behind the attacks. Israel's military denies deliberately targeting civilians. What did the culture minister and others say? Zohar said Abraham and Szor were "willing to harm their homeland in order just to get applause from antisemites around the world." "I will act immediately to revoke the Israeli citizenship of these de...