Angela Merkel

Former German chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday won the United Nations refugee agency’s prestigious Nansen Award, receiving praise for her determination to protect asylum seekers while in office. Pointing to the more than 1.2 million…
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Efforts by German parties to form a new government to succeed Angela Merkel’s coalition have run into hurdles, throwing their ambitious timetable to elect a new chancellor early next month into doubt. Following the historic loss suffered…
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Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday vowed continuity in Germany’s relations with Turkey that included both cooperation and criticism of Ankara as she paid her final visit to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Merkel and Erdogan developed…
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Germany’s outgoing chancellor Angela Merkel will tour Israel’s national Holocaust memorial on Sunday and hold talks with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in her final official visit to the country after 16 years in power. Merkel, making…
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday that the withdrawal of foreign troops from Libya would be an “important signal” as both leaders vowed to support the new interim government there, a German…
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Dubai - (East): German Chancellor Angela Merkel has questioned the decision by social media platforms, including Twitter and Facebook, to close the accounts of US President Donald Trump, following his controversial posts. Merkel…
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Berlin - (Reuters): German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed her anger, Thursday, after supporters of US President Donald Trump stormed the Congress building, which she blamed on Trump's failure to admit defeat by his Democratic rival,…
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