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German government sees economy sliding into recession: Der Spiegel
Aug 24, 2019 07:01The German government expects Europe’s largest economy to slide into recession in the third quarter, Der Spiegel magazine reported on Friday.
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No deal Brexit will hurt UK more, EU warns
Aug 20, 2019 08:49German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday (August 18) that she would meet British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday (August 21) evening to discuss Britain's planned departure from the European Union, adding that Berlin was also prepared for a disorderly Brexit.
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US threatens to withdraw troops from Germany over insufficient NATO spending
Aug 10, 2019 16:57The US Ambassador to Germany, Richard Grenell, has warned that Washington will move American troops stationed in Germany to Poland if German Chancellor Angela Merkel's fails to boost military spending as part of it contribution to the NATO military alliance.
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German INSTEX chief ‘forced to resign’ after criticizing Israel
Aug 10, 2019 06:00Bernd Erbel, who was recently appointed to head Europe’s trade mechanism with Iran, known as INSTEX, has been reportedly forced to resign after a German newspaper accused Germany's former ambassador to Tehran of supporting “anti-Semitism,” criticizing Zionist regime and supporting Iran’s missile program.
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Germany once again rejects possibility of joining US-led mission in Strait of Hormuz
Aug 05, 2019 18:38Germany has once again rejected a US proposal to join an American naval mission tasked with protecting vessels that pass through the Strait of Hormuz from an alleged Iranian threat.
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US rails against Germany over refusal to join Persian Gulf mission
Aug 02, 2019 05:35The United States’ hotheaded ambassador to Germany has railed against Berlin for refusing to join a US plan to establish a naval mission in the Persian Gulf.
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Germany will not join US-led Persian Gulf patrol force: Maas
Aug 01, 2019 09:10Germany has officially turned down a request by the United States to join its international naval force, which is supposed to protect vessels from an alleged Iranian threat as they pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
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Germany turns down US proposal for Persian Gulf maritime coalition
Jul 31, 2019 07:53Germany says it has rejected a proposal by the United States to set up a military coalition in the Persian Gulf to counter what it calls the “Iran threat” as tensions mount between Washington and Tehran.
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Germany rebuffs US strategy of ‘maximum pressure’ against Iran
Jul 28, 2019 05:35German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has reiterated its opposition to the US policy of “maximum pressure” against Iran, highlighting the importance of continuing diplomatic efforts to ease tensions in the region.
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Merkel decries Trump rant against minority congresswomen
Jul 20, 2019 08:20German Chancellor Angela Merkel has decried US President Donald Trump’s racist tweets against four minority congresswomen, saying his remarks “go against what makes America great.”