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Germany's coalition collapsed on Wednesday as Chancellor Olaf Scholz sacked his finance minister and paved the way for a snap election.

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left to right: Kamala Harris, Olaf Scholz, Donald Trump

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Iranian consulate sign in Munich, Germany

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Cyril Ramaphosa in a dark striped suit in front of a microphone

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DW Eco India (Sendungslogo Composite)

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A VW employee presenting the company's ID.3 electric model

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A street in Ukraine's capital Kyiv is dark and only lit by car headlights amid power blackouts.

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Georgien | Demonstranten versammeln sich nach umstrittener Wahl vor dem georgischen Parlament

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Entrance to train station

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Supporters wait for the arrival of Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris at a campaign rally in Washington

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Filling up a hydrogen-powered bus

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Russland Kasan 2024 | 16. BRICS-Gipfel

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Chidimma Adetshina crowned Miss Universe Nigeria in Lagos

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A male village weaver bird builds a nest

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (R) shakes hands with US Vice President Kamala Harris

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The entrance of the VW plant in Chemnitz showing a banner with a car, the outlines of people and a pulse curve.

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Palestinian Mahfoz Safi (L), resident of the Israeli-occupied West Bank, sits in an armchair in his home and speaks to DW's Emily Gordine.

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JD Vance appears surrounded by Trump posters.

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A Gazprom employee works at the gas measuring station Sudzha, just 200 meters from the Ukrainian border, Kursk region, Russia, January 14, 2009

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A graphic shows the US flag in the shape of the United States with several question marks next to it

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Italien | Wolodymyr Selenskyj in Rom

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Cross on a grave hung with spiderwebs at night.

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Bayerischer Rundfunk I Zwei Männer, die in Tunesien in der Wüste ausgesetzt wurden

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German Labor Minister Hubertus Heil meets students at an East Delhi public high school

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An older woman wearing a headscarf prepares to cast her vote in Hrusevo, Moldova

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Members of the IG Metall metalworkers union demonstrate

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Chinese visitors view MG 6 and Roewe RX8 hybrid cars of SAIC Motor on display in Shanghai, China, 19 September 2018.

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Euro bills

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A Palestinian girl inspects the rubble of a building hit by an Israeli strike in the northern Gaza Strip

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Russland Sankt Petersburg | Präsident Wladimir Putin bei der Marineparade

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Against a backdrop of cheering supporters and large white letters reading "FREEDOM," US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris waves to supporters as she takes the stage on the Ellipse south of the White House in Washington, DC.

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An electoral worker directs a woman during an election in Gaborone, Botswana

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Indian Home Minister Amit Shah

Indian Home Minister Amit Shah

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US ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield of the US speaks during Security Council emergency meeting on Israeli airstrikes against Iran requested by Russia, Algeria and China at UN Headquarters in New York on October 28, 2024

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A photograph of Syrian President Bashar Assad hangs in the broken window of a building damagaed by an Israeli strike

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Orban is welcomed by Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze in an official ceremony

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IKEA entrance in Munich

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Loaves of German bread

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Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (left) and Vice President Kamala Harris (right) board the Air Force Two passenger plane a day after Harris named Walz as her running mate for the 2024 US presidential election.

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Supporters of Georgia's opposition parties hold a rally to protest and dispute the result of a recent parliamentary election won by the ruling Georgian Dream party, in Tbilisi, Georgia October 28, 2024.

Supporters of Georgia's opposition parties hold a rally to protest and dispute the result of a recent parliamentary election won by the ruling Georgian Dream party, in Tbilisi, Georgia October 28, 2024.

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A poster with Jamshid Shamahd's face has the words "We Are Jimmy" as prosters demonstrate outside the Iranian embassy in Berlin

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"I voted" stickers cover a table at a voting location in Pennsylvania

"I voted" stickers cover a table at a voting location in Pennsylvania

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In this photo that was presumably taken in an Iranian revolutionary court, Iranian-German national and US resident Jamshid Sharmahd wears a striped, blue prison shirt and looks into the camera.

In this photo that was presumably taken in an Iranian revolutionary court, Iranian-German national and US resident Jamshid Sharmahd wears a striped, blue prison shirt and looks into the camera.

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Deutschland Wirtschaft l TDI l Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz (SPD, l) und Siegfried Russwurm, Präsident des BDI

Deutschland Wirtschaft l TDI l Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz (SPD, l) und Siegfried Russwurm, Präsident des BDI

Scholz meets industry leaders to discuss economic crisis

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz meets industry leaders to tackle stalled growth and long-standing structural issues.

Members of an election commission count ballots cast in Georgia's 2024 parliamentary elections.

Members of an election commission count ballots cast in Georgia's 2024 parliamentary elections.

Georgia to conduct partial vote recount after election

The recount is aimed at dispelling claims of voter fraud. Georgia's opposition rejects the move and wants new elections.

A group of VW workers demonstrating on September 25, 2024 in Hanover, northern Germany

A group of VW workers demonstrating on September 25, 2024 in Hanover, northern Germany

Volkswagen to scrap three plants and thousands of jobs

VW workers are demanding higher wages and job security, but management has announced a deeper-than-expected overhaul.

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Producing solid-state battery

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German-Iranian Jamshid Sharmahd

German-Iranian Jamshid Sharmahd

Germany summons Iran's envoy over Jamshid Sharmahd execution

Berlin said it condemns the execution of the German-Iranian software developer "in the strongest possible terms."

Iranian Revolutionary Guard cadets march during an annual military parade

Iranian Revolutionary Guard cadets march during an annual military parade

Iran plans to triple military budget

Tehran plans to radically raise its military budget after Iran and Israel exchanged attacks in recent months.