The SPD secured 25.7% of the vote, while the conservative CDU/CSU bloc gained 24.1%.
Brussels and Washington would curb on the power of giant tech companies.
Carles Puigdemont could be extradited to Spain, which is hunting him for “sedition”.
According to Josep Borrell, Europe should be able to launch military operations overseas.
Germany opted for a more conciliatory approach.
The migrants crossed from Belarus into Poland. Four of them froze to death in the border zone.
The European Court of Human Rights found that Russia was responsible for the assassination of Alexander Litvinenko.
Viktor Orbán said the Hungarian economy was set to grow more than 5.5% this year.
France recalled its ambassadors to the US and Australia.
Many independent candidates were not allowed to run.
