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Angela Merkel defends ties with Russia and blocking Ukraine from Nato
The former German chancellor, who quit politics three years ago, speaks to the BBC in a rare interview.Top stories - BBC News - 5 days ago -
Merkel: I mistook Trump for ‘someone completely normal’
Memoir of former German chancellor recalls US president’s soft spot for tyrants and apparent fascination with Putin. Angela Merkel’s first mistake with Donald Trump, she says in her keenly awaited ...World - The Guardian - November 21 -
Angela Merkel on Putin’s dog and Trump’s handshake
The BBC's Katya Adler sits down with the former German chancellorTop stories - BBC News - 5 days ago -
Freedom by Angela Merkel review – settling scores with silence
The former German chancellor slights her enemies by barely mentioning them – and is frustratingly opaque on her own big calls. Towards the end of her 16-year tenure, former German chancellor Angela ...World - The Guardian - 4 days ago -
Relax Germany’s debt brake, says Angela Merkel
Former chancellor’s memoirs back reform of borrowing cap that she introduced into constitutionWorld - Financial Times - 4 days ago -
Freedom by Angela Merkel — a paean to a bygone halcyon age
The former German chancellor’s remarkable story is undermined by a failure to admit mistakes — though she does not pull her punches on Putin and TrumpBusiness - Financial Times - 4 days ago -
Angela Merkel Isn’t Ready to Say Sorry
In her memoir, Angela Merkel doesn’t take the chance to make amends.Top stories - The New York Times - 4 days ago -
Merkel’s memoir reveals her blind spots on Russia
What she does not say about Moscow is as significant as what she does sayWorld - Financial Times - 2 days ago -
Merkel Memoir Recalls What It Was Like Dealing With Trump and Putin
The new book by former Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany also aims to justify decisions she made that are still affecting her country and the rest of Europe.Top stories - The New York Times - November 22 -
Angela Merkel expresses ‘huge concern’ at Elon Musk’s US government role
Former German chancellor says politics should govern the social balance between powerful and ordinary citizens. Angela Merkel, who in her new memoir raises fears for the western democratic order ...World - The Guardian - November 22 -
Angela Merkel ‘tormented’ by Brexit vote and saw it as ‘humiliation’ for EU
Former German chancellor’s book tells how she tried to help David Cameron win over Britain’s Eurosceptics. Angela Merkel has said she was “tormented” over the result of the Brexit referendum and ...World - The Guardian - 5 days ago -
Regrets, feminism, and Trump’s ‘fascination’ with Putin: key takeways from Merkel’s memoir
The former German chancellor’s book Freedom gives insights on Brexit and her East German upbringing. Angela Merkel was notoriously discreet and privacy-conscious as Germany’s chancellor, rarely ...World - The Guardian - 4 days ago -
‘We miss her so much’: fans welcome Angela Merkel’s return to stage
Events in Berlin to promote former chancellor’s autobiography remind people of when ‘everything was more or less OK’. For Finn Kulbatzki it was worth the wait. The business studies undergraduate ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
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Book excerpt: "Freedom: Memoirs 1954-2021" by Angela Merkel
The former Chancellor of Germany writes about two lives: her early years growing up under a Communist-controlled police state in East Germany, and her years as leader of a nation reunited following ...Top stories - CBS News - 18 hours ago -
Penguins Captain Ties Hall Of Famer
With every assist and goal, Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby continues to ascend the NHL's all-time leader boards.Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 16 -
Lee Zeldin Knows How to Defend Trump. Will He Defend the Environment?
The choice of Mr. Zeldin, a former Republican congressman of New York, to be the next E.P.A. administrator caught even some of his closest allies by surprise.Top stories - The New York Times - November 12 -
Bowles defends Bucs' decision not to go for 2
Bucs coach Todd Bowles defended his decision to kick a tying extra point and not try a 2-point conversion for a shot at a victory Monday night against the Chiefs.Sports - ESPN - November 5 -
Former Sabres Defender Calls It A Career
This former Buffalo Sabres defenseman is moving on from professional hockey.Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 15 -
Farmers protest as Starmer defends Budget
Protesters opposing changes to inheritance tax for farms gather outside the Welsh Labour conference.Top stories - BBC News - November 16 -
Trump’s Win Prompts Spike in Demand for Lobbyists With Ties to the President-Elect
Corporations and foreign governments are offering to pay steep prices for help dealing with the unpredictable president-elect.Business - The New York Times - November 7 -
Indonesia’s president seeks closer ties to Xi and China
First foreign trip in office signals Beijing’s importance for investment but will be followed by US visitWorld - Financial Times - November 8 -
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Russia hosts African ministers to expand ties
Russia has opened the first ministerial conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum in the city of Sochi, seeking to deepen ties with African nations and dispel a notion that it’s isolated by ...World - ABC News - November 9 -
Long Tied to Russia, Georgia’s Winemakers Look to the West
Some vintners in the former Soviet republic are seeking to break a politically risky dependence on Russia and focus more on high-value European and American markets.World - The New York Times - November 20 -
Miami's Gressel: Ties were 'unacceptable' to Messi
Midfielder Julian Gressel said Lionel Messi demanded Inter Miami CF reach higher standards, going as far as to label ties throughout the season as "unacceptable."Sports - ESPN - November 22 -
Are conservative fashion trends tied to political shifts?
With President-elect Trump’s incoming conservative leadership, some wonder if the rise of "old money" aesthetics and conservative fashion trends is connected. NBC News' Yasmin Vossoughian explores ...Politics - NBC News - November 23 -
Martin Necas Tied For League Lead In Scoring
The 25-year-old forward has been on a tear to start the year.Sports - Yahoo Sports - 4 days ago -
Nato right to heed Russian anger over Ukraine accession plan, Merkel says in memoirs
Ignoring Vladimir Putin’s opposition to 2008 proposal would have risked ‘playing with fire’, writes Germany’s ex-chancellorBusiness - Financial Times - November 21 -
German ex-leader Merkel says she felt sorrow at Trump's comeback and recalls awkward non-handshake
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she felt “sorrow” at Donald Trump’s return to power and recalls that every meeting with him was “a competition: you or me.”World - ABC News - November 22 -
Germany's Merkel recalls Putin's 'power games' and contrasting US presidents in her memoirs
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel recalls Vladimir Putin’s “power games” over the years, remembers contrasting meetings with Barack Obama and Donald Trump and says she asked herself whether ...Entertainment - ABC News - 3 days ago -
Germany's Merkel recalls Putin's 'power games' and contrasting US presidents in her memoirs
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel recalls Vladimir Putin’s “power games” over the years, remembers contrasting meetings with Barack Obama and Donald Trump and says she asked herself whether ...World - ABC News - 3 days ago -
Germany’s Merkel: Trump ‘does not believe in any win-win situation,’ making collaboration difficult
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel argued President-elect Trump does not believe in “any win-win situation,” and it makes international collaboration difficult. Merkel, who served as chancellor ...Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago -
Ex-Red Wings Defender On Fire With New Team
The former Detroit Red Wings defender is scoring at an unbelievable pace.Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 2 -
'I didn’t think there was cause to shoot Chris Kaba' – police watchdog lead defends sending case to CPS
Sal Naseem tells the BBC he wasn't convinced Mr Kaba presented a sufficient danger to justify being shot.Top stories - BBC News - November 4
