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Merkel under fire from own ranks over German coalition deal
World
February 8, 2018
Merkel under fire from own ranks over German coalition deal
Chancellor Angela Merkel faced criticism from within the ranks of her own conservatives on Thursday for making concessions to her…
German parties reach coalition deal in principle: sources
World
February 7, 2018
German parties reach coalition deal in principle: sources
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives and the Social Democrats agreed ‘in principle’ on Wednesday on a coalition deal, sources involved…
Merkel ready for ‘painful compromises’ with coalition deal in sight
World
February 6, 2018
Merkel ready for ‘painful compromises’ with coalition deal in sight
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she was ready to make painful compromises to clinch a coalition deal with the Social…
Germany’s potential coalition partners agree on energy, wrangle over health
World
February 4, 2018
Germany’s potential coalition partners agree on energy, wrangle over health
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives and the Social Democrats (SPD) reached agreement on energy and agriculture on Saturday, but were…
Israel risks ‘perpetual occupation and conflict’: German Foreign Minister
Middle East
February 1, 2018
Israel risks ‘perpetual occupation and conflict’: German Foreign Minister
Germany’s foreign minister ended a 15-hour trip to Israel warning the country against abandoning a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian…
German police make arrests in nationwide raids on human traffickers
World
January 31, 2018
German police make arrests in nationwide raids on human traffickers
German police said on Wednesday they had raided properties and made arrests across the country in an operation to crack…
Migrant relocations from Italy and Greece drawing to a close
World
January 29, 2018
Migrant relocations from Italy and Greece drawing to a close
Germany has said it is resettling the last few migrants from Greece and Italy under the EU’s relocation scheme. Germany…
New Israeli exhibit highlights power of photos in Holocaust
Middle East
January 25, 2018
New Israeli exhibit highlights power of photos in Holocaust
Staring at grainy video footage of Jewish children marching to their freedom though the barbed-wire fences of the Auschwitz death…
US officials defend trade moves as Davos braces for Trump
World
January 24, 2018
US officials defend trade moves as Davos braces for Trump
The United States is committed to free and fair trade while bracing itself for possible retaliation from China over new…
France, Germany pledge closer ties with new bilateral treaty
World
January 21, 2018
France, Germany pledge closer ties with new bilateral treaty
French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have pledged to agree on a new French-German treaty this year…