German Election Analysis

Further electoral misery for Chancellor Angela Merkel in Germany. State elections in Berlin have seen her CDU party's share of the vote drop. The main beneficiary is the anti-migrant party AfD. The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has tightened his grip on power, with his party United Russia winning a decisive victory in parliamentary elections.

The epic TV fantasy Game of Thrones has taken the top awards for the second year running at the Emmys, American television's most prestigious awards ceremony in Los Angeles.