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Germany seeks to restrict economic ties with Turkey: Merkel
Sep 16, 2017 12:33Chancellor Angela Merkel says Berlin plans to restrict its business with Ankara in an attempt to pressure the Turkish government to release German citizens imprisoned in the country over political reasons.
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Putin-proposed UN peacekeepers must have full access in Ukraine: Merkel
Sep 16, 2017 04:39German Chancellor Angela Merkel says any UN peacekeepers that may be deployed to eastern Ukraine under a proposal by Russian President Vladimir Putin must be allowed access to all areas held by pro-Moscow forces.
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Germany restarts deportation of Afghan refugees
Sep 13, 2017 11:49Eight Afghans expelled from Germany arrived in Kabul on Wednesday as Berlin resumed deportations of rejected asylum seekers from the war-torn country months after suspending the process when a huge truck bomb hit the Afghan capital.
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Mercedes-Benz inks deal to resume Iran trucks business
Sep 13, 2017 11:29Mercedes-Benz, a division of Daimler AG, has signed a contract with Iran Khodro to distribute its trucks in the Middle Eastern country, the German automaker has said.
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Germany halts major arms supplies to Turkey as tensions heighten
Sep 12, 2017 03:50Germany has stopped all major weapons exports to Turkey over the country’s worsening human rights situation amid heightened tensions between the two NATO allies.
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Germans hold anti-war protest near US base
Sep 10, 2017 04:31People in Germany have staged an annual anti-war protest rally in front of a United States air base in their country, condemning war-mongering.
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Germany’s Merkel urges diplomacy to solve dispute with North Korea
Sep 10, 2017 03:54German Chancellor Angela Merkel has expressed readiness to participate in diplomatic initiatives to end the dispute over North Korea’s weapons programs, pointing to the diplomacy that helped resolve a dispute with Iran in 2015 as a model to tackle international disagreements.
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German leader vows to halt Turkey’s EU accession talks
Sep 05, 2017 14:51German Chancellor Angela Merkel has pledged to push EU members to consider suspending or ending Turkey’s accession talks, saying Ankara has been abandoning the rule of law.
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Turkey slams German 'populism' after Merkel's remarks on EU talks
Sep 04, 2017 13:47Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's spokesman has accused German politicians of indulging in populism after Chancellor Angela Merkel called for an end to Ankara's European Union membership talks.
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Merkel UK’s ‘best hope’ for saving Brexit: Farage
Sep 04, 2017 06:53German Chancellor Angela Merkel is the “only hope” for saving the tumultuous Brexit talks with the European Union (EU), says former leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) Nigel Farage.