Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is the seventh Director-General of the WTO. She took office on 1 March 2021, becoming the first woman and the first African to serve as Director-General. Her term of office will expire on 31 August 2025.

Brussels says the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic is worse than they previously predicted. The Euro area economy will contract by 8.7% this year, according to forecasts released by the European Commission on Tuesday.

Angela Dorothea Merkel (born 17 July 1954) who in 2005 became the first female chancellor of Germany.

Russia President Vladimir Putin could hold power until 2036 after voters overwhelmingly backed amending the constitution in a referendum tarnished.