Aug 26 Germany announces end to its Kabul evacuations By Associated Press Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said the last of the German military aircraft and troops arrived in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Thursday evening. Continue reading
Aug 20 Merkel, Putin spar over Navalny but vow to maintain dialogue By Vladimir Isachenkov, Geir Moulson, Associated Press Merkel traveled to Moscow on Friday, which was the anniversary of Navalny's poisoning with what European officials later identified as a Soviet-developed nerve agent. Continue reading
Jul 18 Merkel tours ‘surreal’ flood scene, vows aid, climate action By Geir Moulson, Associated Press Merkel toured Schuld, a village on a tight curve of the Ahr River in western Germany where many buildings were damaged or destroyed by rapidly rising floodwaters Wednesday night. Continue reading
Jul 15 WATCH: Biden and German Chancellor Angela Merkel hold joint press conference By Aamer Madhani, Alexandra Jaffe, Frank Jordans, Associated Press Merkel, who had a famously difficult relationship with former President Donald Trump, showed her ease and familiarity with Biden, who has long been a fixture in international politics, repeatedly referring to him as "Dear Joe.”… Continue reading
Jul 15 WATCH: Biden hosts German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the Oval Office By Frank Jordans, Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press The valedictory visit by Merkel is shadowed by plenty of pressing issues in the U.S.-Germany relationship--including differences over a Russian gas pipeline and outlook on the rise of China as a global power. Continue reading
Jun 12 Biden urges G-7 leaders to call out and compete with China By Jill Lawless, Jonathan Lemire, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Biden also met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in between Saturday’s G-7 sessions, according to photographs her spokesperson tweeted. Merkel is scheduled to meet with Biden at the White House next month. Continue reading
Dec 16 Germany backs bill requiring tech companies to make 5G security pledge By Frank Jordans, Associated Press The bill seeks to address concerns that vendors such as Chinese tech company Huawei might pose a security risk if they have access to core parts of the German telecoms network. Continue reading
Sep 03 Russian spokesman says Germany has provided no proof of Navalny poisoning By Daria Litvinova, David Rising, Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman brushed off allegations Thursday that the Kremlin was involved in poisoning Putin's most determined critic. Continue reading
Jul 18 No deal in sight; EU leaders haggle over budget, virus fund By Mike Corder, Raf Casert, Associated Press European Union leaders are hunting for compromises as a summit to reach a deal on an unprecedented 1.85 trillion euro ($2.1 trillion) EU budget and coronavirus recovery fund enters its second day. Tensions are running high, and a full day… Continue reading
May 30 Trump postpones G7 meeting, seeks expansion of members By Jill Colvin, Kevin Freking, Associated Press President Donald Trump said Saturday that he will postpone until the fall a meeting of Group of 7 nations he had planned to hold next month at the White House despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading