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Germany’s Scholz heads to China amid questions over strategy

Scholz’s coalition government seems uncertain about what sort of relationship it wants with Beijing

The Guardian - UK

Worries over Germany's China dependency overshadow Scholz trip

Chancellor Olaf Scholz makes an inaugural visit to China on Friday that will be closely watched for clues on how serious Germany is about reducing its economic reliance on Asia's rising superpower and confronting its Communist leadership.

Reuters

French-German friendship ‘still alive’ as Macron meets Scholz amid tensions

Two leaders under pressure to repair relations after rifts over defence, energy and China

The Guardian - UK

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Analysis-Behind facade of unity, Franco-German relations falter as crises mount

When Germany unveiled a 200 billion euro ($200 billion) package to shield its industry and consumers from soaring energy prices, its government failed to notify neighbouring France beforehand, leaving French President Emmanuel Macron seething in private.

Reuters

EXPLAINER: Why Germany is delaying its nuclear shutdown

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has ordered preparations to allow all of the country’s three remaining nuclear reactors to continue operating until mid-April

The Independent UK

Vladimir Putin's ambitious defence chief Sergei Shoigu was once the 'heir apparent'. Ukraine's war could bring him down

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu was once among Vladimir Putin's most trusted advisers but, as his military campaign in Ukraine falters, there may be a target on his back.

ABC News

No regrets: Unrepentant Angela Merkel defends her decision to rely on Russian gas

The former chancellor referred to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as a ‘turning point’ in Germany’s energy reliance on Moscow

The Independent UK

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Germany's Merkel defends decision to get Russian natural gas

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has defended decisions made during her tenure to buy natural gas from Russia

The Independent UK

Merkel praises others as she accepts UN refugee agency award

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has received the U.N. refugee agency’s top award

The Independent UK

Merkel Wins UN Refugee Agency Award over Welcome of Syrians

The UN refugee agency said Tuesday it's giving its highest award to former German Chancellor Angela Merkel for her efforts to welcome more than 1 million refugees — mostly from Syria — into Germany, despite some criticism both at home and abroad. Matthew Saltmarsh, spokesman for the UN High Commissioner…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Merkel wins UN refugee agency award over welcome of Syrians

The U.N. refugee agency says it’s giving its highest award to former German Chancellor Angela Merkel for her efforts to accept more than 1 million refugees — mostly from Syria — into Germany, despite some criticism both at home and abroad

The Independent UK

Trump asked May at debut meeting why Boris Johnson was not PM, book says

Former president reportedly asked indelicate question at White House in January 2017 when Johnson was foreign secretary

The Guardian - US

Donald Trump ‘became obsessed with bombing Mexican drug labs’

Angela Merkel and Theresa May are also referenced by the former POTUS in Confidence Man book by New York Times journalist

Evening Standard

Europe’s Unsolved Energy Puzzle

How the quest for resources has shaped the continent.

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The Hindu

Winter of 2022 is a challenge for Germany because of gas shortage: Berlin India scholar

Energy crisis is an opportunity for innovation for new technology, says Henning Rehbaum

The Guardian - UK

Welcome to the First Blokes club! What can Hugh O’Leary expect as the prime minister’s husband?

Denis Thatcher seemed happy to do nothing but booze and play golf. Jacinda Ardern’s fiance throws himself into fishing. How will Liz Truss’s spouse cope with being in the spotlight?

The Times of India

Former German Chancellor Dr.Angela Merkel's political memoirs to be published in 2024

Former German Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel ruled Germany for 16 years from 2005 to 2021. And now, reflecting upon her career, Dr Merkel's political memoir is all set to be published by Pan Macmillan.

The Independent UK

Ex-chancellor Merkel's memoirs to be published in 2024

Angela Merkel, who served as chancellor of Germany for 16 years, will release her political memoirs in 2024

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The Guardian - UK

German chancellor rejects calls to reverse nuclear power plant closures

Olaf Scholz says country has enough energy to get through winter after Russia cut gas supplies

The Independent UK

Trump hoarded gossip on world leaders he didn’t like including Trudeau, Merkel and Macron, report says

Insiders claim Trump perked up when personal details about his counterparts were mentioned in intelligence briefings

The Independent UK

Gorbachev remembered fondly in Germany for enabling unity

Mikhail Gorbachev was enduringly popular in Germany for enabling the country’s reunification after four decades of post-World War II division — and setting the scene for the peaceful collapse of communism that made it possible

France 24

Why was Gorbachev so popular in West, so unpopular in Russia?

The death of Mikhail Gorbachev prompted gushing tributes from across the West on Wednesday but much less of a reaction in Russia. FRANCE 24 examines why Gorbachev is lionised in the West for his role in ending the Cold War, but scorned in Russia for overseeing the collapse of the…

Reuters

West mourns Gorbachev the peacemaker, Russia recalls his failures

Mikhail Gorbachev was mourned in the West on Wednesday as a towering statesman who helped to end the Cold War, but his death received a cool response in Russia, engaged in a war with Ukraine to regain some of the power it lost when he presided over the Soviet Union's…

The Guardian - UK

Dancing in the limelight: when world leaders take to the dancefloor

Sanna Marin follows in a long line of politicians filmed dancing, some more enthusiastically than others

Asharq Al-Awsat

Germany Angers Turkey by Rejecting its Operation in N. Syria

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Friday urged Turkey to respect human rights during a testy visit at which she sparred openly with counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu. The former German Green party co-leader also rejected Turkey's territorial claims to Greek islands in the Aegean and urged Ankara not to stage a…

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