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Biden confuses Angela Merkel with a dead chancellor in latest gaffe
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Political friends and foes pay tribute to Jacques Delors for his EU legacy
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Last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev dies aged 91
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West must ensure Ukraine does not lose the war, says Duncan Smith
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Cost of keeping up appearances
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Markets soothed by Merkel win and eurozone boost
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Cleaning up politics
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