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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

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Europe’s Unsolved Energy Puzzle

How the quest for resources has shaped the continent.

Foreign Affairs

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 Hindu

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 Guardian - UK

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.

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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

The Independent 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 Guardian - 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

The Independent UK

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…

France 24

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…

Reuters

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

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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…

The Guardian - UK

How reliant is Germany – and the rest of Europe – on Russian gas?

As Russia reopens Nord Stream pipeline at lower capacity, pressure remains to reduce consumption and dependency on Russia

The Independent UK

European Central Bank head targeted in cyberattack attempt

The European Central Bank says its president, Christine Lagarde, was targeted in an attempted cyberattack but no information was compromised

Reuters

'Kindred spirits' Biden, Scholz work to heal U.S.-German ties

Panned by critics for dragging his feet on Ukraine, called a "sulky liver sausage" by the Ukrainian ambassador, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday won public praise from a man he has long privately admired: U.S. President Joe Biden.

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The Guardian - UK

Don’t compare Ukraine invasion to first world war, says ‘Sleepwalkers’ historian

Christopher Clark, author of influential book widely read in Germany, says the 1914 analogy is flawed

The Guardian - UK

G7 grapples with packed agenda of world turned upside down

Analysis: A price cap on Russian oil and potential famine in Africa are among issues pressing for attention

Reuters

Could Germany keep its nuclear plants running?

Every domestic energy source, including nuclear power, is under consideration as Germany seeks to fuel its economy and ward off a recession considered likely if faltering Russian gas supplies stop completely.

The Independent UK

Top German court backs far-right party over Merkel comments

Germany’s highest court has backed a far-right party’s complaint against comments by former Chancellor Angela Merkel that the election of a state governor with the party’s support must not be allowed to stand

Radio France Internationale

Why Putin thinks he's winning the war and why the West is wrong about him

Does Russian President Vladimir Putin think he's losing the war in Ukraine? Does the West need to help him to save face? Does he risk a coup? Is he afraid of anti-war protests? Nothing of the sort, says Tatiana Stanovaya, founder of the Paris-based think tank R.Politik.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Number of Syrians Becoming German Citizens Tripled in 2021

The number of Syrians who became naturalized German citizens was three times higher in 2021 than the year before, as many of those who fled between 2014 and 2016 fulfilled eligibility criteria, data showed on Friday. The overall number of foreigners who became naturalized Germans grew 20% in 2021, reaching…

Tribune News Service

Andreas Kluth: Merkel will enter history as the Neville Chamberlain of our time

There she was again, six months after exiting the German chancellery. Relaxed but pensive after long walks on blustering Baltic shores listening to "Macbeth" on audiobook, Angela Merkel had so much on her mind, so much she wanted to explain for posterity. But she didn’t come to offer apologies or…

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