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SNAP ELECTION. German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier dissolves the German parliament, the Bundestag, during a statement to the media, after Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a confidence vote, at Bellevue palace in Berlin, Germany on December 27, 2024.

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President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will be the first German head of state to go on a state visit to the Philippines since 1963

MANILA, Philippines — German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is set to fly to the Philippine for a three-day state visit from June 15 to 17, Malacañang announced Thursday, June 11.