Crucial details on the future security of Ukraine remain unsettled as negotiators seek a deal that Russia will approve.

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The new chancellor believes the world needs a stronger Germany. He is still navigating how to do it.

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Centrist governments are failing badly in Europe’s leading economies, setting the stage for a far-right sweep.