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  • Frederik Pleitgen
    Senior International Correspondent

    Frederik Pleitgen is a Senior International Correspondent based in CNN's London bureau.

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  • German Chancellor and Chairwoman of the German Christian Democrats (CDU) Angela Merkel speaks to the media the day after the state election in North Rhine-Westphalia on May 15, 2017 in Berlin, Germany. The CDU came in first yesterday, ahead of the German Social Democrats (SPD), in what is a resounding victory for Merkel, as this is the third state election win for the CDU this year. The CDU victory now sets the German Social Democrats (SPD) in an awkward position, as they have been unable to turn the initial popular enthusiasm following the announcement in January that Martin Schulz would run for the SPD for chancellor in to concrete election wins. Germany faces federal elections in September.

    Angela Merkel saw Germans through crisis after crisis. Now they wonder who'll fill the void

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  • Iran's hardline new president sworn in amid stalled nuclear talks and hopes of Saudi detente

  • Iran's new president delivers bold inauguration speech

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  • Iran's president-elect delivers first speech to supporters

  • Iran's hardline president-elect Ebrahim Raisi says he will not meet with Biden

  • Adviser to Iran's Speaker of Parliament: US has constantly lost opportunities

  • CNN asked Iran's President-Elect about nuclear deal. Hear his reply

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  • Iran claims 'terrorist action' caused blackout at nuclear site

  • The bitter battle over tourism at Russia's 'Sacred Sea'

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