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    Video caption: Earthquake hits Greek island Crete

    The quake had a magnitude of 5.8 according to the National Observatory of Athens.

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    Video caption: Germany's election dating game, explained

    The leaders of the two biggest parties are now in a race to convince potential partners to join a coalition.

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    Video caption: Interviewing the Taliban: 'Still now I am terrified'

    Afghan news anchor Behishta Arghand made history when she interviewed the Taliban.

  4. Who did young voters back in German election?

    Two parties appear to have cornered the under-30s vote in this election, according to initial projections.

    The Greens and the liberal FDP between them appear to have polled over 40% of younger voters.

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    The FDP and Greens look like they're potential kingmakers in the upcoming coalition talks, whichever of the two biggest parties ends up with the most seats in parliament.

    What's perhaps surprising is that the Social Democrats didn't do quite as well with younger voters.

  5. Social Democrats start believing victory is in sight

    Nick Beake

    BBC News, SPD HQ in Berlin

    SPD headquarters

    We just tried to ask Olaf Scholz if he’s confident he’ll soon be dealing with Boris Johnson and other world leaders, but he was tight-lipped and his sizable security guards whisked him away.

    But latest projections have given the SPD a slight lead and, after several hours of relative quiet, they've decided it's safe to strike up the band.

    First up was Don’t Stop Believing and it seems the party faithful heading to the impromptu dancefloor are increasingly confident in their belief their man will lead the next coalition government.

    We hear the party leader has now gone for the night. As he slipped into the warm Berlin evening air, Message in a Bottle was blasting out.

    The young SPD party members think the German people have sent a message at the ballot box.