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Merkel 'appeals to' Putin regarding peace in eastern Ukraine
Feb 07, 2017 17:16Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel has called on Russia's President Vladimir Putin to use his "influence" on pro-Russians in eastern Ukraine to help establish peace in the war-ravaged region.
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Germany urges Turkey to protect separation of powers in new system
Feb 03, 2017 03:01German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called on Turkey to ensure that its constitutional principle of separation of powers will be protected as the country is to shift to a new presidential system.
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Arson suspected at Muslim center in Germany
Feb 01, 2017 10:46A Bosnian Islamic center in eastern Germany has become the target of a suspected arson attack.
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Anti-terror fight no excuse for US travel ban on refugees: Merkel
Jan 29, 2017 12:01German Chancellor Angela Merkel has criticized American President Donald Trump’s recent decision on barring refugees or people of seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States, saying the international fight against terrorism cannot make any excuse for imposing such a mass blockade.
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Report: 40 Turkish NATO soldiers seek asylum in Germany
Jan 28, 2017 11:20About 40 Turkish soldiers assigned to NATO sought asylum in Germany, a media report said Saturday, quoting officers who said they fear jail and possibly torture back home.
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Germany, EU in rush to boost global trade amid US isolation, Brexit
Jan 28, 2017 09:10Several German officials have underlined the need for their country and the EU to swiftly seize economic opportunities arising from the US cancellation of global trade deals and a British withdrawal from the 28-nation bloc, commonly known as Brexit.
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Far-right Europe leaders converge in Germany to discuss EU break-up
Jan 21, 2017 11:32Ultra-right European leaders from France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands were meeting in the German city of Koblenz to discuss their visions of “a free Europe” aimed at dismantling the EU.
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Germany sending troops to Baltics as part of NATO's anti-Russia force
Jan 20, 2017 06:24Germany is deploying hundreds of soldiers to the Baltic region near the Russian border as part of a force organized by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
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German plane lands in Kuwait over false bomb threat
Jan 15, 2017 09:53A passenger plane flying from Oman to Germany has made an emergency landing in Kuwait over a false bomb threat, authorities in the Persian Gulf country say.
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Germany’s Merkel hints at brewing Europe-US schism in Trump’s era
Jan 13, 2017 04:10German Chancellor Angela Merkel says there are no guarantees for “eternal” US cooperation with the EU, in rare remarks that come amid uncertainty about President-elect Donald Trump's policies.