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Merkel's party backs coalition with SPD to form new govt.
Feb 26, 2018 16:26German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has endorsed a deal for forming a coalition government with the Social Democrats (SPD).
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Russia, France, Germany leaders urge 'information exchange' on Syria
Feb 25, 2018 12:27The Russian, French and German leaders have agreed to speed up their "exchange of information" on Syria, the Kremlin says.
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German SPD to vote on coalition deal with Merkel’s bloc
Feb 20, 2018 14:41Members of Germany’s Social Democratic Party have started voting on whether to enter a new coalition government with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative bloc.
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FM due in Germany to attend Munich Security Conference
Feb 17, 2018 14:42Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif is to set off for Germany to participate in the Munich Security Conference (MSC).
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German military ‘has no plans’ to acquire robot weapons
Feb 16, 2018 05:00The German military has no intention of acquiring autonomous weapons, decried as “killer robots” by critics, the head of Germany’s fledgling cyber command said on Thursday.
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German FM criticizes likely successor Schulz
Feb 09, 2018 11:25German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel lashed out Friday at his likely successor, Martin Schulz, saying his party colleague had broken a promise not to serve in Chancellor Angela Merkel's new cabinet.
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Rival German political parties reach coalition deal in principle
Feb 07, 2018 12:20German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and the Social Democrats agreed 'in principle' on Wednesday on a coalition deal, sources involved in the talks said, taking Europe's economic powerhouse a step closer to a new government.
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Prospective partners in German new govt. resume push for coalition deal
Feb 05, 2018 15:48Two main German parties are in a final push to patch together a coalition that could allow Chancellor Angela Merkel to secure her fourth consecutive term in office.
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German spy chief: Pyongyang procures missile parts via Berlin embassy
Feb 04, 2018 05:50Germany’s BfV domestic intelligence agency has said that North Korea has been purchasing parts for its missile program via its embassy in Berlin.
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Germany grants asylum to four former Turkish military forces amid soured ties
Feb 03, 2018 02:41Germany has granted asylum to four former Turkish military forces, including one whom Ankara accuses of assuming a leading role in the country's 2016 failed coup, amid ongoing tensions between the two countries.