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After Liverpool's stunning victory over Barcelona in the Champions League semi-final, manager Jürgen Klopp is the man of the moment. After Liverpool lost the first leg 0:3 the club transformed the return match into a 4:0 victory that takes it into the final. Journalists try to unpick the Klopp magic.

Iran on Wednesday announced its partial withdrawal from the nuclear deal. President Hassan Rouhani called on the contractual partners China, Germany, France, the UK and Russia to fulfill their side of the deal within sixty days. The announcement comes exactly one year after the US withdrew from the agreement. Commentators disagree on which side to blame for the escalation.

The candidates for Macron's party La République en Marche are presenting their agenda for the EU elections this Thursday. Instead of governmental politics the focus has clearly shifted to environmental protection. The positions on immigration are also less tough than Macron's stance to date. Commentators question the credibility of this new direction.

The EU Parliament elections will decide whether EU member states move closer together or further apart. According to polls the right-wing populists stand to make major gains and, if they form a parliamentary group together, become the second-strongest force in the parliament. The conservatives in particular must adopt a clear stance against them, commentators demand.

At a meeting of the Arctic Council, a high-level intergovernmental forum of the eight states that border on the Arctic Ocean, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo attacked Russia for trying to gain control of the Polar region and militarising the area. He also accused China of aggressive tactics to boost its influence in this strategically important area. Is Washington's criticism justified?