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German Chancellor and CDU party leader Angela Merkel and her husband Joachim Sauer arrive at a polling station on September 24, 2017 in Berlin during general elections. AFP photo
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Absent presence. Photograph: Axel Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images
Merkel Wins by Not Being There
Germany’s September election is like no other the Western world has seen in the last two years. As the leading candidate, Chancellor Angela Merkel, relaxed on a three-week vacation, her top challenger, Social Democrat Martin Schulz, worked the campaign trail...Caption:
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin talks to US President Donald Trump during their bilateral meeting at the G-20 summit in Hamburg, Germany. CARLOS BARRIA/REUTERS
‘Positive Chemistry’ between Trump, Putin in 1st Meeting
Hamburg- The meeting between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Germany on Friday overshadowed the G20 summit. The two leaders discussed for more than two hours the crises in Syria and Ukraine, terrorism and cyber security, Russian...Caption:
There’s probably not much either one of them can do about it. Photographer: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Trump’s Right: Germany’s Trade Surplus is Too Big
Germany’s gigantic trade surpluses are a problem. Almost everybody — including lots of Germans — agrees on that. But when President Donald Trump decries the US trade deficit with Germany, as he did this morning on Twitter, and declares that...Caption:
FILE PHOTO: German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) sits next to Tunisia’s President Beji Caid Essebsi (C) and speaks to President Donald Trump (R) as they attend a G7 expanded session during the G7 Summit in Taormina, Sicily, Italy. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer