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Rainn Wilson, best known for playing Dwight Schrute on hit sitcom «The Office,» says partisan hypocrisy on both sides of the political aisle is fueling America’s divisions, while arguing that cancel culture has stifled modern-day comedy.

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Wilson told Fox News Digital that cancel culture, a result of growing political divisions, has damaged the ability for a comedy in a show like «The Office» to thrive and be acceptable in today’s society.

«I do feel like you couldn’t make The Office today,» Wilson said. «I think that would be too hard to be as politically incorrect as the show was. And I do, I do kind of miss that.»

He explained how, despite that both his character and actor Steve Carell’s role as Michael Scott, were purposely portrayed as lacking «self-awareness» and «a boob,» the humor still would not fly or be viewed as socially acceptable in today’s society.

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John Krasinski as Jim Halpert, Rainn Wilson as Dwight Schrute, Jenna Fischer as Pam Beesly, and Steve Carell as Michael Scott appear in a scene from the pilot episode of «The Office.» (Chris Haston/NBCU Photo Bank)

«We milked that for a lot of great, really inappropriate stuff,» Wilson said. «But even with the fact that painting that character as just an idiot, I don’t think you could get away with it today.»

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Aside from comedy, Wilson said one of the biggest drivers of America’s political dysfunction is what he described as partisan hypocrisy, with both Republicans and Democrats quick to condemn misconduct of the opposing party while overlooking similar behavior on their own side.

Wilson used the response to Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner’s list of growing scandals throughout his campaign as an example, specifically citing the reaction to his Nazi tattoo as racist or religious discrimination.

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Graham Platner, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Maine, points to a covered tattoo that was previously recognized as a Nazi symbol during an interview in Portland, Maine, on Oct. 22, 2025. (WGME via AP)

«The political right is all up in arms about that ‘Oh, he’s a racist, see,’» Wilson explained. «But they won’t look at their own side when people show racist tendencies or say racist things. And it’s the same on the left. They’re willing to overlook the Platner Nazi tattoo, but if it was someone from the other side that had a tattoo that was questionable, they would be all over MSNBC about it.»

«It’s the hypocrisy that gets me the most. It’s the hypocrisy of like, both sides need to have, kind of, equal standards of behavior.»

Despite his concerns about political division, Wilson argued that faith and spirituality remain one of the country’s most overlooked sources of common ground.

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«There’s not any topic that has more commonality and mutuality than spiritual ideas,» Wilson said.

«The ideas around spirituality have kind of been weaponized in terms of the national discussion, but actually the two sides have more in common than you would think.»

PRIEST, PASTOR, RABBI ADDRESS ‘CRISIS’ OF DECLINING FAITH POPULATION IN DIVIDED AMERICA: IT’S AN ‘OPPORTUNITY’

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Rainn Wilson addresses a Capitol Hill press conference in Washington, D.C., as part of an effort promoting dialogue across political and ideological divides. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Wilson made the remarks while appearing on Capitol Hill alongside Reps. Brendan Boyle, D-Pa., and Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., and religious leaders for the public release of A Common Endeavor: Realizing the Promise of America, a five-part letter backed by leaders of the Baha’i faith that works to bridge political polarization and focus on shared American values.

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«The partisan divide and toxic partisanship, and corruption in partisanship, is something that the American people are very passionate about,» Wilson said. 

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«The people want this fixed. There is an outcry from people. They want it fixed.»

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El Salvador y el Mundial 2026 entre mercados, hogares y espacios públicos

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La previa del Mundial 2026 convirtió a El Salvador en un punto de encuentro con banderas, pantallas y artículos deportivos en mercados, hogares y espacios públicos. (Imagen Ilustrativa Infobae)

El Mundial 2026 ya convirtió a El Salvador en un punto de encuentro donde mercados, hogares y espacios públicos se llenan de banderas, pantallas y artículos deportivos, mientras comercios ofrecen hasta 30% de descuento en pantallas y productos para el hogar para acompañar una celebración que se vive tanto en familia como en comunidad.

Esa fiebre futbolera también se instaló en los mercados del país. En San Salvador, Santa Tecla y otros recintos comerciales, los vendedores decoraron pasillos y locales con trofeos, camisetas, balones y banderas de selecciones como Argentina, Brasil, México y Holanda.

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En los espacios públicos, lugares emblemáticos se adaptaron para seguir los partidos en pantalla gigante. La Biblioteca Nacional de El Salvador organiza dinámicas y espacios de convivencia, mientras restaurantes y plazas públicas de San Salvador reciben a familias completas.

Uno de los focos de esa ambientación es el Mercado Dueñas de Santa Tecla, donde los pasillos aparecen adornados con artículos vinculados al torneo. El Mercado Ex Cuartel de San Salvador también concentra esa oferta, con puestos dedicados a vender accesorios mundialistas.

Los mercados de San Salvador, Santa Tecla y otros recintos comerciales se llenaron de camisetas, balones y banderas de selecciones como Argentina, Brasil, México y Holanda. (Imagen de cortesía)
Los mercados de San Salvador, Santa Tecla y otros recintos comerciales se llenaron de camisetas, balones y banderas de selecciones como Argentina, Brasil, México y Holanda. (Imagen de cortesía)

La celebración comercial alcanza además al Mercado Central, al mercado Sagrado Corazón de Jesús y al Mercadito Tecleño. En todos esos recintos, la previa del campeonato aparece asociada a color, banderas y productos para los aficionados.

En el mercado de San Miguelito, en el local 224 del primer nivel en San Salvador, esa actividad comercial convive con una historia personal marcada por el duelo. Allí se encuentra Doña Edith Castillo, quien vende productos vinculados a Panini.

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En un diálogo con un creador de contenido, Castillo explicó el origen reciente de ese puesto: “El negocio es de mi hijo que acaba de morir. Hace ocho días lo enterré”. Cuando le preguntaron por el motivo de su llegada a ese rubro, añadió: “Una larga historia. Vendí 25 años en el Liceo Salvadoreño. Me conocen como la señora de los juguetes. Ya vendía Panini ahí”.

Castillo relató que su recorrido laboral cambió durante la pandemia. “En la pandemia me hice vendedora de carne. Y ahora con lo del mundial me metí en esta locura”, dijo al creador de contenido.

La celebración no se limita a la compra de accesorios o a la asistencia a fiestas para fans. En los hogares salvadoreños, el torneo funciona como excusa para reuniones familiares en torno a comidas tradicionales.

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Entre los platillos que suelen acompañar los partidos aparecen panes con pollo, carne asada, platos de carne picada y bocadillos para compartir. La escena se repite entre amigos, familias y comunidades enteras que siguen cada encuentro como una experiencia colectiva.

La vendedora del mercado San Miguelito impulsa un puesto de álbumes y accesorios mientras recuerda a su hijo de 23 años, con quien había levantado ese proyecto poco antes de su muerte. (Video de cortesía)

En ese mismo intercambio, Castillo vinculó su emprendimiento con la memoria de su hijo, a quien describió como futbolista. “Él era futbolista. Acá está la foto de él”, dijo al creador de contenido.

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Más adelante recordó cómo ambos habían impulsado juntos el negocio: “Íbamos, lo montamos entre los dos, mixa y mixa, pero yo le dije: ‘Yo tengo tanto dinero y montemos el negocio’, le dije. Pero él está en el cielo ya”.

La comerciante también habló de la pérdida reciente de su hijo, de 23 años. “A mi hijo lo voy a llevar acá en mi corazón para toda mi vida, porque fueron veintitrés años que Diosito me lo prestó. Hace ocho días, un día miércoles, lo enterré. Hace ocho días de ahora. Ahí estamos pidiéndole a Dios que nos dé fuerza y sabiduría y que nos agarre más de sus manos y que no nos suelte”.



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Medios iraníes afirman que el régimen aún no tomó una decisión sobre el acuerdo que Trump anunció para este domingo

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Teherán exhibe imágenes del ayatolá Khamenei, fallecido durante el conflicto, mientras la agencia Fars informó que Irán aún no tomó una decisión final sobre el acuerdo con EEUU. (Majid Asgaripour/WANA vía Reuters/Archivo)

Irán aún no tomó una decisión final sobre el protocolo de acuerdo negociado con Estados Unidos para poner fin a la guerra en Oriente Medio, según afirmó este domingo la agencia de noticias iraní Fars, en contraste con el optimismo expresado por el presidente Donald Trump, quien anticipó la firma para ese mismo día.

“La República Islámica de Irán aún no ha tomado ni anunciado su decisión final respecto al protocolo de acuerdo propuesto durante las negociaciones”, escribió Fars, citando a “una fuente bien informada cercana al equipo negociador” iraní. La agencia señaló que los aspectos políticos, legales y técnicos del texto siguen bajo revisión a distintos niveles de decisión.

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Trump había publicado en su red social Truth Social que el acuerdo “estaba previsto para ser firmado” este domingo —su cumpleaños número 80— y que, una vez concretado, el estrecho de Ormuz quedaría “abierto a todos de inmediato”. El primer ministro de Pakistán, Shehbaz Sharif, cuyo gobierno actúa como mediador en las conversaciones, respaldó esa expectativa y dijo que Islamabad se preparaba para una firma electrónica seguida de conversaciones técnicas la semana próxima.

Sin embargo, el portavoz del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores iraní, Esmail Baqai, había señalado el sábado que la firma no se concretaría “mañana” sino posiblemente “en los próximos días”, sin que los tiempos quedaran definidos.

Para intentar destrabar la negociación, mediadores de Qatar viajaron a Teherán el domingo por la mañana, según una fuente al tanto de la situación consultada por Reuters.

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Una mujer pasa junto a un mural antiestadounidense en la pared de la antigua embajada de Estados Unidos, ahora convertida en museo, en Teherán, Irán, el viernes 12 de junio de 2026. (Foto AP/Vahid Salemi)
Una mujer pasa junto a un mural antiestadounidense en la pared de la antigua embajada de Estados Unidos, ahora convertida en museo, en Teherán, Irán, el viernes 12 de junio de 2026. (Foto AP/Vahid Salemi)

Según múltiples fuentes que describieron a Reuters los términos preliminares, el acuerdo contempla la reapertura del estrecho de Ormuz —por el que circulaba el 20% de los suministros mundiales de petróleo antes de la guerra— como condición inicial, seguida del levantamiento del bloqueo naval estadounidense y el posterior desminado de la vía. Las negociaciones sobre el programa nuclear iraní quedarían diferidas para una segunda etapa de 60 días.

EEUU liberaría también miles de millones de dólares en activos iraníes congelados y suspendería las sanciones sobre las exportaciones de petróleo de Teherán. Persisten diferencias, sin embargo, sobre la gestión del estrecho: mientras Irán exige el derecho a cobrar peajes y controlar el paso de embarcaciones, un funcionario estadounidense descartó esa condición y afirmó que el corredor “debe estar abierto sin cobros”.

Las hostilidades no cedieron mientras se negociaba. El sábado, fuerzas de EEUU derribaron varios drones iraníes lanzados hacia el estrecho. Desde el inicio del conflicto, el bloqueo naval estadounidense ha redireccionado más de 140 buques comerciales y neutralizado 9 embarcaciones.

Manifestantes en Teherán rechazan el acuerdo negociado con Washington; en Mashhad, sectores duros exigieron la renuncia del canciller Araghchi y lo acusaron de ceder ante EEUU. (Social Media/Reuters)
Manifestantes en Teherán rechazan el acuerdo negociado con Washington; en Mashhad, sectores duros exigieron la renuncia del canciller Araghchi y lo acusaron de ceder ante EEUU. (Social Media/Reuters)

El capítulo nuclear sigue siendo el más controvertido. El canciller iraní, Abbas Araghchi, sostuvo que el uranio enriquecido debe ser “diluido dentro de Irán”, posición que choca con la exigencia de Trump de extraerlo y destruirlo. El Organismo Internacional de Energía Atómica (OIEA) estima que Irán posee 440 kilogramos de uranio enriquecido al 60%, concentración cercana al umbral necesario para fabricar armas nucleares. Sus inspectores no acceden a ese material desde el 10 de junio de 2025, cuando Israel lanzó sus primeros ataques contra instalaciones nucleares iraníes.

El primer ministro israelí, Benjamin Netanyahu, afirmó que Trump le garantizó que cualquier acuerdo incluirá la eliminación del material enriquecido.Hay un acuerdo total entre el presidente Trump y yo sobre este tema”, dijo en un comunicado.

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El acuerdo también enfrenta resistencia interna. En la ciudad de Mashhad, decenas de personas protestaron frente al Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y exigieron la renuncia de Araghchi, al que acusaron de ceder demasiado ante Washington. En paralelo, Israel informó haber ejecutado más de 70 ataques en 24 horas contra posiciones de Hezbollah en el Líbano, en una señal de que la región sigue lejos de la calma.

(Con información de Reuters y AFP)



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Germany pledges to build Europe’s strongest army as NATO allies answer Trump pressure

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This is part six of a series examining the challenges confronting the NATO alliance.

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Germany is pledging to become a more powerful military force inside NATO, with Berlin’s ambassador to Washington telling Fox News Digital that the country is ready to assume greater responsibility for European security after decades in which the United States carried much of the alliance’s military burden.

«Germany is stepping up — we heard the call!» German Ambassador to the United States Jens Hanefeld told Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said Germany’s armed forces should become the strongest conventional army in Europe, a goal Hanefeld said is now backed by Berlin’s new military strategy.

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UK, GERMAN DEFENSE OFFICIALS DEFEND MILITARY BUILDUP UNDER RUSSIAN THREATS

Germany is pledging to become a more powerful military force inside NATO, with Berlin’s ambassador to Washington telling Fox News Digital that the country is ready to assume greater responsibility for European security.  (Kira Hofmann/Photothek via Getty Images)

«Russia’s illegal war of aggression has shaken old certainties in Europe and Germany as the international rules we have relied on are being challenged,» Hanefeld said. «This changes the strategic environment we operate in.»

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«Today, Germany is Ukraine’s largest supporter,» Hanefeld said in written answers. «Germany’s decision to become Europe’s strongest conventional army, well anchored in the NATO alliance, is an ongoing commitment.»

Germany’s historic military shift

The shift marks a historic turn for a country whose postwar military identity was built around restraint. 

After World War II, West Germany was allowed to rearm only within a Western alliance framework, joining NATO in 1955 and building the Bundeswehr as a force embedded in collective defense rather than independent German power. For decades after reunification, Germany relied heavily on the U.S. security umbrella and often lagged behind NATO spending targets, feeding repeated American complaints that Europe’s largest economy was not pulling its weight.

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Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 forced Berlin to begin rethinking that posture. Then-Chancellor Olaf Scholz called the shift a «Zeitenwende,» or turning point. Merz is now seeking to turn that phrase into a long-term military buildup.

In Germany, Hanefeld said, the changes underway are often described as a «Zeitenwende,» but he acknowledged that the transformation does not come easily given the country’s history.

GERMAN DEFENSE MINISTER SAYS MILITARY DRAFT COULD RETURN IF VOLUNTEER NUMBERS FALL SHORT

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Ammunition for a howitzer is displayed during NATO training at a German army base in Munster, Germany, on May 10, 2022, involving up to 7,500 soldiers from nine nations. (Fabian Bimmer/Reuters)

Trump–Merz tensions complicate NATO politics

The effort is unfolding against a backdrop of public friction between President Donald Trump and Merz, a dispute that a U.S. defense expert warned could complicate critical decisions on deterring Russia.

The tension escalated after Merz criticized Washington’s handling of the Iran war, saying the United States was being «humiliated» by Iran’s leadership in negotiations and questioning the Trump administration’s exit strategy. Trump fired back by accusing Merz of being soft on Iran’s nuclear program, even though Merz has said Iran must not obtain a nuclear weapon.

The dispute quickly spilled into NATO politics. Trump later threatened to review possible U.S. troop reductions in Germany and said Merz should spend more time ending the war in Ukraine and «fixing his broken country» than commenting on Iran.

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Then Merz added another irritant. Speaking to a young audience in Germany, he said he would not advise his children to live, study or work in the United States «today,» citing America’s changing social climate, while also saying he remained «a great admirer of America,» but «My admiration isn’t growing at the moment.»

GERMANY’S MERZ TO ‘ADAPT’ TO TRUMP DURING HIGH-STAKES MEETING ON TARIFFS, DEFENSE

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and President Donald Trump speaking in the Oval Office

President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz met in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., on March 3, 2026, to discuss issues including recent U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Retired Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and former U.S. European Command official, told Fox News Digital that Merz was wrong to speak that way about Trump at a moment when Germany needs Washington’s support. 

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«Talking trash about the president at a meeting with school kids in Germany is not professional diplomacy, and especially a president who is well-known to be prickly as President Trump,» Montgomery said. «Germany is not the big country in this relationship, the United States is, and Merz needed to show more discipline as a national leader.» 

Montgomery said those tensions risk affecting hard security decisions, including long-range strike capabilities in Germany.

He criticized recent U.S. moves to delay or potentially cancel a rotational deployment of long-range strike systems to Germany, which he said would have included Tomahawk, SM-6 or Precision Strike Missile capabilities. Reuters reported in May that Germany’s defense ministry said there had been no «definitive cancellation» of the deployment.

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«Both of these are bad decisions being made by our Department of Defense,» Montgomery said. «These are weapons systems that are incredibly important to deterring Russia.»

He said the goal is not to fight Russia in Poland, the Baltics or the Suwałki Gap, but to prevent Moscow from attacking in the first place.

«And those long-range strike weapons are a big part of that. And I’m very disappointed in our Department of Defense,» Montgomery said.

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A source with knowledge of the matter said that despite briefings about possible decreases in U.S. involvement, the U.S.–Germany defense relationship remains strong and cooperation remains close.

‘PUTIN IS PUSHING THE LIMITS’: EASTERN ALLIES WARN TRUMP NOT TO PULL US TROOPS

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U.S. Army soldiers carry a simulated casualty into a MEDEVAC vehicle during NATO’s Sword 26 exercise, which tests new battlefield evacuation methods using drones and AI-assisted medical technology in Bemowo Piskie, Poland, May 11, 2026. (Kuba Stezycki/Reuters)

Europe’s future defense industrial base

«Germany developing a large, impressive defense industrial base is good for NATO, it’s good for Western security, and it’s even good for our primes,» Montgomery said, arguing that Germany, not Poland, France or the United Kingdom, is most likely to become the «beating heart» of Europe’s future defense industrial base.

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Germany has long been central to the U.S. military presence in Europe. Hanefeld pointed to Ramstein Air Base, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center and the training area in Grafenwöhr as examples of Germany’s continuing importance to American power projection and NATO deterrence.

«These facilities serve U.S. national security interests and U.S. military personnel and further NATO’s ability to deter and defend,» he said. «I am confident: NATO will remain transatlantic at its core, but will become more European over the next decade.»

At the 2025 NATO summit in The Hague, allies agreed to invest 5% of GDP annually in defense and defense-related spending by 2035, including core military spending and broader security investments. Merz said at the time that the decision was meant to safeguard «freedom, security and prosperity,» according to the German government.

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Hanefeld said Germany is already moving to meet that standard, saying Berlin will increase defense spending to 5% of GDP «well before» 2035 and recruit almost 100,000 new active-duty soldiers into the Bundeswehr.

He also pushed back against U.S. critics who argue that Germany and other European allies are still not carrying their fair share of the defense burden. Hanefeld said Germany has signed more than 380 contracts worth more than $33 billion with U.S. defense companies to procure and manufacture fighter jets, transport helicopters, air defense systems and ammunition.

«It’s a down payment on the transatlantic future and on our political commitment to shift the burden for deterrence and defense to Europe,» Hanefeld said.

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TRUMP PUSHED NATO TO SPEND BIG — NOW COMES THE HARDER QUESTION: CAN EUROPE ACTUALLY FIGHT?

H.E. Jens Hanefeld, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the U.S.

Sept 24, 2025; Augusta, Georgia, USA; H.E. Jens Hanefeld, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the U.S., speaks during the Aurubis first melt ceremony at Aurubis Richmond. Aurubis is a metal recycling plant. (Katie Goodale – Augusta Chronicle/USA TODAY NETWORK)

Defending NATO’s eastern flank

One of Germany’s most visible commitments is its permanent brigade in Lithuania, expected to include around 5,000 German military and civilian personnel. The Bundeswehr says the force is intended to become fully operational for the defense of NATO’s eastern flank in the Baltic region within three years.

Hanefeld called the brigade one of Germany’s «signature efforts» to reassure Baltic allies that NATO «will defend every inch of allied territory.»

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For Germany, the change is not only about money. It is a political and cultural break with decades of caution about military power. For the United States, it is also a test of whether the ally long criticized by Trump and other U.S. leaders for underspending can now become the European backbone Washington has demanded.

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NATO peacekeeping mission KFOR marks its 20th anniversary during a ceremony in Pristina. (Laura Hasani/Reuters)

Hanefeld said that is exactly where Berlin intends to go.

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«NATO will remain transatlantic at its core,» he said, «but will become more European over the next decade.»



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