Emma Nelson is live from our headquarters in the city that has just topped the IMD’s global Smart City Index. Plus: an alliance unfolding between Al-Qaeda and Houthis in Yemen and the start of the Venice Film Festival.

Germany’s far-right wins big: The view from the Bundestag and Brussels
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What the biggest restructuring in Volkswagen’s history says about Germany
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That’s Goethe hurt: Russia’s cultural swipe at Germany following accusations of drone attacks and spying
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