AfD supporters celebrate as exit polls are announced.
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After taking more than 13% of the vote, this young party is entering parliament for the first time. And a lot of people are upset about it.
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The chancellor wins again, but the rise of the populists will probably force the next administration to the right.
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Earthquake drills, advance warning systems and higher building standards all help to save lives.
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The British PM finally acknowledged the need for a transition deal, which will play well in Brussels. But her vision for the future continues to amount to vague platitudes.
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Guerilla street artist Banksy has livened up the new Basquiat exhibition in London with some choice murals outside. But is it an homage or infringement?
A Helmandi policewoman is trained to load and fire a weapon in 2009.
Hannah West
Successful counterinsurgency depends on winning the hearts and minds of men and women.
Great created newt.
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Building work on brownfield sites is often delayed while newts are moved to ponds elsewhere.
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The chancellor remains strong but right-wing populists are likely to enter parliament on Sunday.
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Are harsher measures to squeeze North Korea’s population worth it? Everything we know about sanctions says probably not.
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Digital fitness trackers may look cool, but many teenagers don’t want them in PE lessons.
Some light reading before an important speech.
Tim Cox
Pearls of wisdom for a prince will serve a prime minister, too.
There may be trouble ahead.
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Did pride come before the fall for Ireland’s budget airline?
A non-stigmatising image on the left, and a stigmatising image on the right.
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But you wouldn’t know it to look at a newspaper.
Distinctive Shots
Mental healthcare in the UK needs more integrated solutions, not patch-ups.
How much longer will Polish migrants be picking English apples?
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Comparisons with other immigration systems that deny rights to temporary workers raise questions over Britain’s post-Brexit future.
Bearing the brunt of wider failures.
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An overhaul of the probation system has left the justice system foundering.
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An expert in post-disaster reconstruction explains what works, and what doesn’t, when it comes to rebuilding a city.
EPA/Sashenka Gutierrez
Growing up with the threat of earthquakes, you learn how people can come together in the aftermath.
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A preoccupied US combined with India, China and Russia protecting their own interests created the perfect conditions for Myanmar to settle its Rohingya issue
EPA/Quique García
The Madrid government is doing everything it can to stop the planned October 1 referendum from happening.
Jorg Schubert
A survey of young voters reveals a lack of engagement in politics.
Careful now.
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A round of ominous war games might not be cover for military action, but it could raise tensions to an explosive level.
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Are dating apps destroying men’s self-esteem?
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Historically, there have been numerous cultural manifestations of austerity that shed light on its enduring appeal.
James Gillray’s ‘Scientific Researches! - New Discoveries in Pneumaticks! - or - an Experimental Lecture on the Powers of Air’ from 1802.
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Sir Humphry Davy was the Professor Brian Cox of the 1800s.