A new EU takes shape
Power blocs are changing after last weekend's elections. And the problems of Brexit have tamed other anti-EU politicians' rhetoric.
Power blocs are changing after last weekend's elections. And the problems of Brexit have tamed other anti-EU politicians' rhetoric. Also in this edition: Saudi Arabia offers an invitation to Qatar; the threat to our bananas; the new Mexican president cracks down on corruption; and why gay people in mainland China look to Taiwan.
(Picture: Students in Germany carry an inflated globe and an EU flag in the wake of European elections in which Green parties did well.
Credit: AFP/Getty)
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