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Edward Snowden, president of the Freedom of the Press Foundation. (Matthew Busch/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Snowden leaks: 10 years later, US intelligence still collects huge amounts of information

But Edward Snowden’s revelations had lasting impact, advancing privacy protections in Europe and America and accelerating use of encryption

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron pose for a family photo with the Franco-German Ministerial Council before a meeting in Meseberg in 2019.

Macron, Merkel to present joint EU recovery initiative

Europe is just beginning to emerge from the lockdowns to halt the outbreak, which has taken a huge bite out of national economies

Doctors and nurses of Cuba’s Henry Reeve International Medical Brigade take part in a  farewell ceremony before travelling to Andorra to help in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, at the Central Unit of Medical Cooperation in Havana, on March 28, 2020.  (Photo by Yamil Lage/AFP via Getty Images)
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Political pragmatism is required to survive Covid-19

Political ideologies — communism, capitalism, liberalism — and an unrealistic view of the world as we’d like it to be got us into this mess

US President Donald Trump. (Reuters)

The coronavirus crisis: A failure of policy and leadership

The world needs someone to step up and take charge – anyone but Donald Trump that is

Hands on: South Africans have been told to prioritise hygiene, such as using soap and sanitisers (above) to wash their hands. There is concern, however, about infections spreading in densely populated, impoverished areas where access to water is limited and healthcare facilities are already strained. (Guillem Sartorio/AFP)

665 to 12-million infected: The possible SA coronavirus numbers

If nothing changes and infections continue to increase at the current rate, South African healthcare facilities could be further overwhelmed

(John McCann/M&G)

Be bold, Cyril, even if it’s politically risky

He must end the Mantashe problem and execute his strategy rather than keep the ANC onside

Both now are G20 countries and in similar respects punch above their weight in their respective hemispheres — South Africa as one of the two largest economies on the African continent, and Germany as one of the three (very soon to be two) biggest economies in the EU. (Graphic: John McCann)

How South Africa and Germany can help the world

Both countries have a strong orientation towards multilateralism and democratic values

More people are being killed as a result of fighting in Afghanistan than in any other current conflict in the world.

10 conflicts to watch in 2020

As Washington overpromises and underdelivers, regional powers are seeking solutions on their own — both through violence and diplomacy

(Andrew Winning/Reuters)

Libya conflict: No end in sight to humanitarian crisis

Migrants in Tripoli are staging a hunger strike demanding better protection by the UN as the death toll rises to staggering heights

Leaders pose for a picture during the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan. (Reuters/Jorge Silva)

The G20 needs more women

Clearly the problem lies not in the G20 per se but in its member nations

More than 70 million people were counted as being displaced by the United Nations, most of them being refugees and asylum seekers. (Getty)

Record 70.8 million people displaced at end of 2018: UN

At the end of 2017, by comparison, 68.5 million people were counted as being forcibly displaced by violence or persecution

Resigned British prime minister Theresa May. (AFP)

Drugs and Brexit: Race to replace UK’s May under way

Eleven candidates have set their sights on replacing May, who quit as the prime minister over her failure to take Britain out of the EU on time

Volodymyr Zelenskiy will now take the helm of a country of 45-million people beset by challenges and having run on the vaguest of political platforms. (Reuters/Valentyn Ogirenko)

Comedian Zelensky wins Ukraine presidency in landslide

Volodymyr Zelensky, whose only previous political role was playing the president in a TV show, trounced incumbent Petro Poroshenko

A miner kisses the symbolic last piece of stone coal harvested from the Franz Haniel shaft during a ceremony marking the closure of the last active black coal mine in Bottrop, Germany. (Reuters/Thilo Schmuelgen)

With emotional goodbye, Germany shutters last black coal mine

Coal mining is an industry increasingly under threat as countries around the world look for ways to phase out fossil fuels to combat climate change

(Oupa Nkosi)

May heads to Europe in bid to save Brexit deal under fire

The embattled leader is facing a rebellion in her own party

Resigned British prime minister Theresa May. (AFP)

Brexit goes down to wire as May calls last-day talks

Theresa May said she will return to Brussels for more talks on the eve of a planned signing summit

Angela Merkel celebrates being elected as the new party chairwoman of the Christian Democrats (CDU) by the party convention on April 10 2000 (Edgar Schoepa/AP)

Merkel and the revenge of the old white boys’ club

For almost two decades, a conservative all-men’s pact has waited to have its political revenge on Angela Merkel

Taking a decisive step towards the end of her political career, Merkel who has led Germany for 13 years said she hoped her planned departure would end bitter fighting in her coalition. (Hannibal Hanschke/Reuters)

Merkel to step down as chancellor in 2021

Merkel will stagger her political exit by first giving up the leadership job of her Christian Democratic Union in December

The Turkish leader’s statement came the day after Saudi authorities conceded Khashoggi had been killed inside their diplomatic compound in Istanbul. (Reuters)

Turkey vows to reveal ‘naked truth’ over Khashoggi death

Turkish officials have said they believe that 15 Saudi men who arrived in Istanbul on two flights on October 2 were connected to Khashoggi’s death

There has been no shortage of controversy ahead of this week’s visit. (Tobias Schwartz/AFP)

Merkel, Netanyahu seek to brush past differences for Israel talks

German Chancellor Angela Merkel holds talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday as they seek to publicly brush past