National judiciaries in Europe are making more strenuous efforts to root out graft

Embargo on Qatar will have a wider regional impact

Philippine leader’s popularity unscathed by drugs war and surge in Islamist militancy

Left and populists ahead in polls but Berlusconi waits in wings for comeback

Scores of leader’s PMDB colleagues are being investigated

After return to Europe, fears grow that Czechs have one foot outside the door again

Rhetorical clashes with Beijing have given way to deep worries about US policy on Asia

Tycoon president’s incessant travails cast his deputy in lead role for Watergate sequel

Sting of defeat may yet embolden hardliners to resist re-elected president

Battles once waged behind closed doors now play out in public

Generals buoyed by advance of autocracy want to lock country in to 20-year plan

Comac C919 designed to reduce reliance on foreign manufacturers Boeing and Airbus

Addressing the plight of retail workers does not feature among president’s promises

While the country has handled international crises well, domestic problems are another issue

Prime minister steers clear of contentious tax, labour and banking reforms

Proposal holds out offer of relief but gives Assad regime chance to extend its reach

Former Italian PM’s pledge to re-energise economy and politics ended in failure

President’s predecessor accomplished more early on but then things began to go wrong

Resolve the status of 3m Europeans in the UK by making them Brits

US president has quickly adopted the stance of the Washington insider

Eurozone’s nascent economic recovery needs governments to fulfil promises

Chinese president’s meeting with Trump offered opportunity for stability in relations