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DEPARTMENT :CULTURE FIGURATIVE PAINTING A Beckmann on the wall is still an event. Max Beckmann was the avowed anti-modernist of modernism: The Hauser & Wirth gallery shows how vibrant the art market is for works by the great painter of representational art. DEPARTMENT :STORY ASSAULT GUN OF THE WEHRMACHT The sensational find from Cuxhaven During construction work at a German Air Force airbase, a World War II-era Sturmgeschütz IIIG assault gun was discovered. Ralf Raths, director of the German Tank Museum in Munster, explains the significance of this weapon. DEPARTMENT :STORY AIRPLANE HIJACKING "Twelfth hour is approaching" – Entebbe's victory came through trickery. In the height of summer 1976, the seven-day hijacking of an Air France Airbus by terrorists gripped the world. Archival documents, some of which were released to WELT, shed new light on the hijacking, which Israeli special forces ended at Ugandan airport. DEPARTMENT :STORY 1992 How Erich Honecker dismantled the rule of law On July 29, 1992, Erich Honecker was extradited to West Germany. Less than five months later, a German court released him for "violating his human dignity." This is the latest installment in our series commemorating 80 years of WELT. “GLOBAL JUSTICE REPORT” An impoverishment program for billions of people Economist Thomas Piketty wants to solve the climate crisis and end the global inequality crisis. In reality, he is writing the manifesto of a global planned economy – financed through expropriation. CSU UNDER PRESSURE "When he comes face to face with Söder, Mr. Weber caves again." 5 min 14, 2026 12:34WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS ON SUNDAY/MONDAY Here's how you can watch Germany's opponents live – the Netherlands are not on free TV. 12:16ANTM DOCUMENTARY SERIES "Only 16 minutes out of three and a half hours" – Tyra Banks sues Netflix 11:59CAN THIS END WELL? For Iran's highly controversial World Cup mission in the USA, even the FIFA protocol is being suspended. 11:59TRAVELING WITH A CHILD “An absolute outrage” – consumer advocates criticize Ryanair’s fee for family seat 11:28ENERGY Negative electricity prices are becoming an increasingly common problem. 11:12FRANKFURT Man critically injured with machete – argument with ten people escalates 11:10BEFORE STATE ELECTIONS “We on the left have neglected the East” – Gysi sees his party as partly responsible for the rise of the AfD. 10:28HEATWAVE IN THE USA "As far as the performance of the players is concerned, FIFA is creating problems for itself in football." 09:07MICHAEL KRETSCHMER "A tax reform without compensation for the reduced revenue will not receive a majority in the Federal Council." 08:17PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL AND POLITICS "In the guestbook of the island church, we had entries saying that we Poelers were bad people."