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Angela Merkel Backs "Indirect Talks" With Hamas On Mideast Conflict
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday that "indirect talks" with armed Islamist group Hamas were essential to advancing efforts toward a Middle East ceasefire.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel's First Coronavirus Test Report Negative
German chancellor Angela Merkel is "doing well" in self-imposed quarantine and awaiting further coronavirus testing after a first result came back negative, her spokesman said Monday.
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Social Democrats Sign Up To New Angela Merkel-Led German Government
Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) decisively backed another coalition with Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives on Sunday, clearing the way for a new government in Europe's largest economy after months of political uncertainty.
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Merkel Backs Close Ally For Key Party Role Amid Succession Debate
German Chancellor Angela Merkel put forward on Monday her close ally Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, premier of the tiny western state of Saarland, to take over as secretary general of her Christian Democratic Union (CDU), party sources said.
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Angela Merkel Takes On Hard-Right In Final German Vote Push
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her beleaguered rival Martin Schulz embark on a final push for votes Friday ahead of a weekend election, both seeking to beat back a challenge from the emboldened hard-right
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Europeans Must Take Destiny In Own Hands: Angela Merkel's Snub To US
"The times in which we could completely depend on others are on the way out. I've experienced that in the last few days," Merkel told a crowd at an election rally in Munich, southern Germany.
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Angela Merkel Backs Multilateral Approach As Donald Trump Presidency Looms
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is stressing ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration her conviction that the world's problems need solving in cooperation, rather than by each country individually.
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Angela Merkel's Bloc Expected To Decide Whom To Back For President
Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives are set to decide Monday whether to back centre-left Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier to become Germany's next president or propose a rival candidate, a party source said.
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Germany's Angela Merkel Says She Has Not Changed Course On Migrant Policy
German Chancellor Angela Merkel insisted on Saturday that she had not reversed course on her policy on migrants, two weeks after she said she wished she could turn back the clock to better prepare Germany for last year's influx.
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Angela Merkel Vows To Win Voters' Trust After German Election Defeat
Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged today to win back voters' trust after a nationalist, anti-immigration party beat her conservatives in a state election in the region where she has her political base.
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Francois Hollande, Angela Merkel Say Back Ukraine Ceasefire Deal: Sources
President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel support a deal struck by the trilateral contact group in Ukraine for a general ceasefire which must be implemented by the start of the school year, an Elysee statement said on Thursday.
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Angela Merkel Lends Backing To Halt Rise Of France's Far-Right
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday she would do what she can to help curb the rise of France's National Front (FN), as support surges for far-right parties across Europe.
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Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union In Poll Hammering As Backing For Populist Alternative for Germany Surges
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party suffered a major setback in key state polls Sunday over her liberal refugee policy, while the right-wing populist AfD recorded a surge as it scooped up support from angry voters.
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Turkey Will Continue To Strike Back At Kurdish Fighters In Syria, PM Tells Angela Merkel
Turkey will continue to strike back at Kurdish fighters of the Democratic Union Party (PYD) in Syria, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday, despite growing pressure on Ankara to stop the shelling.
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As Cologne Assaults Sparks Outrage, Angela Merkel Demands Tougher Migrant Rules
German Chancellor Angela Merkel today backed tougher expulsion rules for convicted refugees, as brief clashes broke out during a far-right protest against a rash of sexual assaults blamed on migrants.
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Angela Merkel Backs "Indirect Talks" With Hamas On Mideast Conflict
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday that "indirect talks" with armed Islamist group Hamas were essential to advancing efforts toward a Middle East ceasefire.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel's First Coronavirus Test Report Negative
German chancellor Angela Merkel is "doing well" in self-imposed quarantine and awaiting further coronavirus testing after a first result came back negative, her spokesman said Monday.
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Social Democrats Sign Up To New Angela Merkel-Led German Government
Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) decisively backed another coalition with Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives on Sunday, clearing the way for a new government in Europe's largest economy after months of political uncertainty.
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Merkel Backs Close Ally For Key Party Role Amid Succession Debate
German Chancellor Angela Merkel put forward on Monday her close ally Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, premier of the tiny western state of Saarland, to take over as secretary general of her Christian Democratic Union (CDU), party sources said.
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Angela Merkel Takes On Hard-Right In Final German Vote Push
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her beleaguered rival Martin Schulz embark on a final push for votes Friday ahead of a weekend election, both seeking to beat back a challenge from the emboldened hard-right
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Europeans Must Take Destiny In Own Hands: Angela Merkel's Snub To US
"The times in which we could completely depend on others are on the way out. I've experienced that in the last few days," Merkel told a crowd at an election rally in Munich, southern Germany.
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Angela Merkel Backs Multilateral Approach As Donald Trump Presidency Looms
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is stressing ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration her conviction that the world's problems need solving in cooperation, rather than by each country individually.
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Angela Merkel's Bloc Expected To Decide Whom To Back For President
Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives are set to decide Monday whether to back centre-left Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier to become Germany's next president or propose a rival candidate, a party source said.
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Germany's Angela Merkel Says She Has Not Changed Course On Migrant Policy
German Chancellor Angela Merkel insisted on Saturday that she had not reversed course on her policy on migrants, two weeks after she said she wished she could turn back the clock to better prepare Germany for last year's influx.
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Angela Merkel Vows To Win Voters' Trust After German Election Defeat
Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged today to win back voters' trust after a nationalist, anti-immigration party beat her conservatives in a state election in the region where she has her political base.
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Francois Hollande, Angela Merkel Say Back Ukraine Ceasefire Deal: Sources
President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel support a deal struck by the trilateral contact group in Ukraine for a general ceasefire which must be implemented by the start of the school year, an Elysee statement said on Thursday.
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Angela Merkel Lends Backing To Halt Rise Of France's Far-Right
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday she would do what she can to help curb the rise of France's National Front (FN), as support surges for far-right parties across Europe.
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Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union In Poll Hammering As Backing For Populist Alternative for Germany Surges
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party suffered a major setback in key state polls Sunday over her liberal refugee policy, while the right-wing populist AfD recorded a surge as it scooped up support from angry voters.
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Turkey Will Continue To Strike Back At Kurdish Fighters In Syria, PM Tells Angela Merkel
Turkey will continue to strike back at Kurdish fighters of the Democratic Union Party (PYD) in Syria, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday, despite growing pressure on Ankara to stop the shelling.
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As Cologne Assaults Sparks Outrage, Angela Merkel Demands Tougher Migrant Rules
German Chancellor Angela Merkel today backed tougher expulsion rules for convicted refugees, as brief clashes broke out during a far-right protest against a rash of sexual assaults blamed on migrants.
