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G20: 10 things you didn't know

Protesters are out in force ahead of the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, but how much do you really know about this powerful global organisation?

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Paws for thought: Merkel and Xi visit Berlin Zoo

Merkel and Xi visit the panda exhibit at Berlin Zoo.

Germany

Forging stronger ties: Chinese and German leaders meet ahead of G20

Germany and China grow closer ahead of G20 summit.

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Same-sex marriage good to go in Germany

German MPs vote for same-sex marriage.

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Germany

Germany to allow same-sex marriage

The parliament voted by 393 votes in favour of same-sex unions to 226 against.

Germany

EU leaders united on climate change ahead of tricky G20 with Trump

They reaffirmed their commitment to the Paris accord after the US decision to pull out.

Germany

Merkel paves way for gay marriage vote in Germany

It comes after other parties warned that an agreement on gay marriage would be a condition of any coalition deal with Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU).

Vatican

Angela Merkel meets Pope Francis ahead of G20

Angela Merkel has her fourth private audience with Pope Francis.

Mexico

Merkel talks Brexit in Mexico

World News

Global leaders up in arms at Trump's climate decision

Angela Merkel and Jean-Claude Junker lead European criticism, echoed around the world, of Donald Trump's withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement.

France

EU leaders warn Trump the Paris climate deal can't be renegotiated

Italy, France and Germany said on Thursday they regretted U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accord and dismissed his suggestion the pact could be revised.

World News

How well can world leaders sing their national anthems?

Afghanistan

Kabul reels from devastating truck bomb

At least 90 people were killed and more than 400 were wounded in the attack, one of the deadliest ever in the Afghan capital.

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Cheers to politics!

Politicians like to drink with "normals"

Germany

Warm welcome as Obama and Merkel address huge Berlin crowd

The former US leader told tens of thousands assembled before the Brandenburg Gate 'we can't hide behind a wall'.

My Europe Series

State of the Union: new Merkel-Macron double act

In this episode of State of the Union: European affairs expert Daniel Gros gives his views on the new Merkel-Macron double act for Europe and the euro zone; MEPs back the start of a process that could

Economy

IMF to Germany: spend more!

The International Monetary Fund urges the German government to stop giving balancing the budget a higher priority than investment.

Germany

Macron meets Merkel to push EU reform idea

Newly-elected French president Emmanuel Macron has wasted little time in pushing forward his desire to reform the European Union.

Germany

Macron meets Merkel in first overseas visit

His swift visit to Berlin, his first trip overseas, is aimed at underlining the importance of France's relationship with Germany, in his bid to relaunch the European project.

Europe News

The Brief from Brussels: Have EU states lived up to their refugee resettlement promises?

Germany and France prepare for a re-set in relations It’s the fourth French President she is meeting as Chancellor.