There is no clear frontrunner to replace Merkel as next German chancellor after this weekend’s election, but whoever succeeds her will have huge shoes to fill.
After Brexit, COVID, Afghanistan and more, a look at where the EU stands on key issues.
Mauritanian soldiers stand guard at a G5 Sahel task force command post, in November 2018 in the southeast of Mauritania near the border with Mali.
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Moda Dieng, Université Saint-Paul / Saint Paul University
The political will displayed by the Sahel member countries of the G5 Task Force appears to be out of step with the actual capabilities of their armies.
After enduring a devastating wave of infections, deaths and lockdowns at the start of the pandemic, Italy is putting in place tougher anti-COVID measures, including a vaccine passport.
Protestors in Warsaw speak out against the new law.
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By banning non-European companies from operating media companies, the Polish government is taking aim at the largest private broadcaster in the country.
A road sign directs traffic to the entrance of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in Lubmin, north-east Germany.
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Sophie Marineau, Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain)
By waiving sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 pipeline linking Russia and Germany, the United States is paving the way for the controversial project to go ahead.
The G-7 wants to set a minimum global tax rate, which would make it harder for countries to act as tax havens.
The UK’s secretary of state for international trade, Liz Truss chairs a CPTPP head of mission roundtable, July 2020.
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Professor of International Migration and Forced Displacement and Director of the Institute for Research into International Migration and Superdiversity, University of Birmingham