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Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has presented his government programme. He has made substantial concessions to the left-wing Podemos party to get them to form a coalition with his Socialist Workers' party. The election winner is also hoping that several partially separatist regional parties will abstain. If he falls short of the majority he needs, new elections may have to be called. Can this end well?

Just a few days before the new prime minister takes over in Downing Street the government in London is considering sanctions against Iran after it seized the British tanker Stena Impero in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday. The Iranians were apparently retaliating after the confiscation of an Iranian tanker that allegedly breached EU sanctions against Syria. How should London react?

Exit polls indicate that the party of President Voldymyr Zelensky has won a clear victory in Ukraine's parliamentary elections, securing around 42 percent of the vote. Zelensky has been unable to do much since taking office in May because his party was not represented in the Rada, which is why he called the elections. How much leeway will he have now?

Politicians and data protection experts have warned against using the highly popular smartphone app FaceApp. Users risk their data being used for advertising or other purposes. The Russian FaceApp uses AI to make users' faces look much younger or older. Should we really be scared of FaceApp?

Wenige Tage vor dem Personalwechsel in der Downing Street prüft die Regierung in London Sanktionen gegen den Iran. Dieser hatte am Freitag den britischen Tanker Stena Impero in der Straße von Hormus gestoppt. Offenbar geschah dies als Vergeltung für die Beschlagnahme eines iranischen Tankers, der gegen EU-Sanktionen gegen Syrien verstoßen haben soll. Wie sollte London jetzt reagieren?