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Election season is starting to heat up in one European country, and the world continues to watch the border between Russia and Ukraine. Plus, a court case in Germany this week is dealing with justice for the victims of torture and ill treatment in Syria.

Those are among the key global stories in the coming days, and for our weekly look at some of them, The Show spoke with the BBC’s Rob Hugh-Jones.

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