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Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking at a joint news conference after meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at Putin's residence in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Friday, May 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Russia will ‘fight’ for German pipeline project despite U.S. opposition: Putin

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, listens to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during their meeting in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Thursday, May 17, 2018. A transcript of Thursday's meeting released by the Kremlin quoted Assad as saying that Syria is making progress in fighting &quot;terrorism,&quot; which &quot;opens the door to the political process.&quot; (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin says Russian gas shipments via Ukraine may continue

By FRANK JORDANS - Associated Press

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, delivers a speech during a meeting of the German federal parliament, Bundestag, at the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, May 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Angela Merkel says Germany remains committed to Iran nuclear accord

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European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini delivers her speech during the State of the Union conference organized by the European University Institute in Florence, Italy, Friday, May 11, 2018. (Claudio Giovannini/ANSA via AP)

The Latest: White House says Iran destabilizing Mideast

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FILE - In this Monday, April 30 2018, file photo, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presents material on Iran’s purported nuclear program in Tel Aviv. Netanyahu displayed what he said was a trove of Iranian nuclear documents collected by Israeli intelligence. The Mossad, long shrouded in mystery and mythology, is legendary in international intelligence circles for being behind what are believed to be some of the most daring covert operations. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, File)

Merkel: Germany standing by Iran nuclear treaty for now

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Illustration on French President Macron's support for the Iran Nuclear Deal by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Lobbying for Iran, among other things

By Jed Babbin

President Donald Trump greets German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Friday April 27, 2018, at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Donald Trump greets Angela Merkel for meeting on trade, Iran nuke deal

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, April 27, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump turns on charm for Merkel

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

A preferential asylum system, high barriers of entry to the German labor market and politicians wary of a public backlash are proving to be daunting hurdles to integration. (Associated Press/File)

Angela Merkel’s Muslim refugee integration tested

By Austin Davis - Special to The Washington Times

FILE - In this Dec. 17, 2013 file photo German Chancellor Angela Merkel sits smiling at the government bench after being reelected during a meeting of the German federal parliament, Bundestag, in Berlin, Germany. On Wednesday, March 14, 2018 Angela Merkel is set to pledge for the fourth time to dedicate her efforts to Germans’ well-being and 'protect them from harm'. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, file)

No honeymoon: US relations, EU future challenge Merkel

By GEIR MOULSON - Associated Press

German Chancellor and chairwomen of the German Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Angela Merkel, addresses the media during a statement at the party headquarters in Berlin, Germany, Monday, March 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Angela Merkel, feminists spar over stripping ‘fatherland’ from German national anthem

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a news conference with the President of Serbia Aleksander Vucic after a meeting at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Angela Merkel, Donald Trump discuss Syrian cease-fire, Vladimir Putin’s new weapons

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a news conference after a party's leaders meeting in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Feb. 19, 2018. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Alternative for Germany (AfD) rises as Angela Merkel struggles for coalition

By Austin Davis - Special to The Washington Times

German Chancellor Angela Merkel leaves in a car after coalition talks in the headquarters of the Christian Democratic Union in Berlin Germany, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018. German news agency dpa is reporting that Merkel's conservatives and Germany's main center-left party have reached an agreement to form a new coalition government after a final session of negotiations that dragged on for 24 hours. (Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa via AP)

German parties reach coalition gov’t deal after long talks

By Geir Moulson - Associated Press

German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for a press statement after the opening of a memorial site in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017 to honor the victims of the Christmas market terrorist attack on the Breitscheid square at the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church one year ago. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Merkel pledges to help survivors, learn from Berlin attack

By FRANK JORDANS - Associated Press

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's proposed coalition government could boost conservatives and far-right populists in the long run. (Associated Press/File)

Angela Merkel, Germany’s Social Democrats to meet on coalition

By Austin Davis - Special to The Washington Times

In this Aug. 18, 2012, file photo demonstrators display signs with crossed mosques during a protest in front of a mosque in Berlin, Germany. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer, file)

Germany, overrun, paying migrants to go home

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

In this photo taken with light reflections on a pot German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends the weekly cabinet meeting of the German government at the chancellery in Berlin, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

EDITORIAL: Angela Merkel failed to forge a coalition

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

FILE - In this June 3, 2017 file photo singer Campino performs on stage with his band &quot;Die Toten Hosen&quot; at the music festival Rock am Ring in Nuerburg, Germany. Campino one of Germany’s most famous rock stars is throwing his support behind German Chancellor Angela Merkel, calling on her to “hang in there,” after talks about forming a new government collapsed on the weekend. (Thomas Frey/dpa via AP, file)

German rock star Campino expresses support for Merkel

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President Trump congratulated German Chancellor Angela Merkel in a phone call Thursday on winning her fourth term — four days after the election. (Associated Press)

Angela Merkel’s future in Germany in doubt

By Austin Davis - Special to The Washington Times