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Angela Merkel criticism of Trump shows nation ungrateful

By Cal Thomas

G-7 leaders, from left, President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Junker, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, President Donald Trump, and Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni, pose for a family photo at the Ancient Greek Theater of Taormina, Friday, May 26, 2017, in Taormina, Italy. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump pushes back on Angela Merkel regarding trade, NATO: ‘Very bad for U.S.’

By Maria Stainer - The Washington Times

German governor is ill, prompting change to Merkel’s Cabinet

Associated Press

German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a speech during an election campaign of her Christian Democratic Union, CDU, and the Christian Social Union, CSU, in Munich, southern Germany, Sunday, May 28, 2017. Merkel is urging European Union nations to stick together in the face of new uncertainty over the United States and other challenges. (Matthias Balk/dpa via AP)

Angela Merkel’s spokesman: Germany still seeking stronger U.S. ties

By David Rising - Associated Press

Armed police stand guard at Manchester Arena after reports of an explosion at the venue during an Ariana Grande gig in Manchester, England Monday, May 22, 2017. Police says there are &quot;a number of fatalities&quot; after reports of an explosion at an Ariana Grande concert in northern England. (Peter Byrne/PA via AP)

The Latest: Macron pledges improved intelligence cooperation

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Newly appointed French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe, right, shakes hands with outgoing Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve in Paris, Monday, May, 15, 2017. French President Emmanuel Macron has appointed Philippe, a relatively unknown 46-year-old lawmaker, as prime minister, making good on campaign promises to repopulate French politics with new faces. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

The Latest: Germany chancellor welcomes new French president

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French President Emmanuel Macron listens as Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo delivers her speech during a ceremony at the Hotel de Ville in Paris, France, Sunday, May 14, 2017. (Charles Platiau/Pool Photo via AP)

Emmanuel Macron, France’s new president, to pick prime minister, meet with Angela Merkel

By Sylvie Corbet - The Washington Times

German chancellor honored by US Holocaust Memorial Museum

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel's political party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), won roughly 40 percent of the vote in Germany's western state of Saarland, which is considered a bellwether state. The CDU victory suggests Mrs. Merkel's hold on power is stronger than some predicted. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Angela Merkel’s party had strong showing in regional vote

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Martin Schulz, the German Social Democratic Party's popular top candidate, has momentum that puts Chancellor Angela Merkel's hopes for a fourth term at risk. (Associated Press)

Angela Merkel, Martin Schulz election in Germany to gauge winds of change

By Austin Davis — Special to The Washington Times

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, and the Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, right, attend the presentation of a robot serving sushi during a walkabout at the IT trade fair CeBIT in Hanover, Germany, Monday, March 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)

Germany’s Merkel disputes Trump’s NATO debt claim

By GEIR MOULSON - Associated Press

President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel participate in a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, March 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Donald Trump defends Angela Merkel meeting after it’s labeled ‘awkward’

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

German Chancellor Angela Merkel listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, March 17, 2017.(AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Angela Merkel gives nod to Trump’s tough rhetoric about her

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrive for a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, March 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Donald Trump: ‘I don’t believe in isolationist policy’

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump greets German Chancellor Angela Merkel outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Friday, March 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Donald Trump greets Germany’s Angela Merkel at the White House

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is set for her first meeting with President Trump, which is being eyed cautiously by German businesses. (Associated Press)

German businesses concerned as Angela Merkel meets Donald Trump

By Patrick Costello — Special to The Washington Times

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the longest-serving democratically elected leader in western Europe, will meet this week with President Trump, who officials say is interested in listening to her ideas. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Donald Trump looks to ease tensions with Angela Merkel, German chancellor

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Campaign staff hold a banner reading &quot;Stay Away, This Is Our Country&quot; as firebrand anti Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders, left, protests outside the Turkish embassy in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, March 8, 2017, against the planned campaign visit of Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to lobby for a referendum giving President Erdogan increased powers. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

The Latest: Swiss see no reason to cancel Cavusoglu visit

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A young boy looks at police officers after he and other migrants were pulled out of a train by German Federal Police at the train station of the southern German border town Passau, Sept. 16, 2015. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) ** FILE **

Turning point: Germany hoped to close border in 2015, didn’t

By FRANK JORDANS - Associated Press

Bjoern Hoecke, chairman of the right-wing AfD party, described Berlin's Holocaust Memorial as an embarrassment to Germans. (Associated Press)

Alternative for Germany, right-wing, party slips in German campaign

By Patrick Costello — Special to The Washington Times