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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 - Yesterday -
Keens Steakhouse Is a Shrine to a Bygone New York
Keens, a fixture in midtown Manhattan since 1885, is a shrine to a bygone city.Top stories - The New York Times - November 8 -
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 - 5 days ago -
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 - 2 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 - Yesterday -
Relax Germany’s debt brake, says Angela Merkel
Former chancellor’s memoirs back reform of borrowing cap that she introduced into constitutionWorld - Financial Times - Yesterday -
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 - Yesterday -
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 - 5 days ago -
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 - 4 days ago -
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 - 2 days ago -
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 - 2 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 - Yesterday -
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 - 6 days ago -
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 - 5 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 ...Entertainment - ABC News - 5 hours 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 - 19 hours 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 - 22 hours ago