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The wanted photo issued by German federal police on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016, shows 24-year-old Tunisian Anis Amri who is suspected of being involved in the fatal attack on the Christmas market in Berlin on Dec. 19, 2016. German authorities are offering a reward of up to 100,000 euros ($105,000) for the arrest of the Tunisian. (German police via AP)

Anis Amri, Tunisian man, ID’d as Berlin Christmas market attack suspect

By Geir Moulson - Associated Press

German Chancellor Angela Merkel signed the condolence book at the Memorial Church in Berlin on Tuesday, one day after a truck ran into a crowded Christmas market and killed 12 people. The terrorist is feared to remain at large. (Associated Press)

Angela Merkel braces for political fallout amid manhunt for Berlin truck attacker

By Austin Davis and Patrick Costello - Special to The Washington Times

This photograph taken in Paris on Friday, Dec. 2, 2016, shows stories from USA Daily News 24, a fake news site registered in Veles, Macedonia. (AP Photo/Raphael Satter)

Germany considers fines for Facebook to stop spread of ‘fake news’

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Firefighters look at a toppled Christmas tree after a truck ran into a crowded Christmas market in Berlin, Germany, on Monday. (Associated Press)

Berlin truck crashes into Christmas market

By Carlo Muñoz and Angela Waters - The Washington Times

This image posted online Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015, by supporters of the Islamic State militant group on an anonymous photo sharing website, shows smoke rising in the aftermath of an airstrike that targeted areas in Raqqa, Syria. The photo bears the watermark of Islamic State media releases and is consistent with other AP reporting. The Arabic caption on the photo reads, &quot;Russian warplanes target homes of Muslims in Raqqa.” (militant photo via AP) ** FILE **

The Latest: Turkey sends 300 more troops to Syria border

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In this Oct. 1, 2016 photo, Don McIlrath, a Korean War veteran talks about his time at war, and his sight seeing trip back to Korea in 1998, at his home in Penn Hills, Pa. McIlrath joined the Army in 1951 when he was 18. (Dan Speicher/Tribune-Review via AP)

Curiosity, reconciliation draw veterans to ex-battlefields

By DEBRA ERDLEY - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 5, 2016 file photo goal keeper Manuel Neuer speaks during a press conference after a training session of the German national football team at their base camp in Evian-Les-Bains, France. Neuer will miss the World Cup qualifier against San Marino after feeling unwell shortly before the team's departure on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, file)

Germany leaves without Neuer, Brandt for San Marino

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a joint news conference as part of a meeting with the Prime Minister of Norway, Erna Solberg, at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Russian hackers could interfere in next year’s German election, Angela Merkel warns

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this photo taken Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016, soccer referee Ammar Sahar, right, a 27-year-old refugee from Syria directs a match of the amateur soccer league Berlin Liga in Berlin, Germany. Almost one year into his new life in Germany, Syrian refugee Sahar is well on his way to realizing his dream of becoming a Bundesliga referee. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber).

Refugee to referee: Syrian eyes promotion to Bundesliga

By CIARAN FAHEY - Associated Press

Real Madrid's Karim Benzema, right, celebrates with teammates after scoring the opening goal against Getafe during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Getafe at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Brazil looks to wipe away memories of World Cup humiliation

By MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press

Defender Jerome Boateng out of Germany’s last games of 2016

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German national soccer coach Joachim Loew arrives at a meeting of the German Football Federation, DFB, in Erfurt, eastern Germany, Thursday Nov.3, 2016. ( Martin Schutt/dpa via AP)

Germany calls up 3 newcomers for San Marino, Italy matches

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Lloyd, German Olympic champions head FIFA women’s award list

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Protesters raise hangers, symbolizing illegal abortion, as they shout slogans demonstrating against a possible tightening of the country’s abortion law, already one of the most restrictive in Europe, in Warsaw, Poland, Sunday, April 3, 2016. Rallies in Warsaw and other cities are being held under the slogan “No to the Torture of Women” and come as the influential Roman Catholic church launches a campaign for a total ban on abortion, something supported by Prime Minister Beata Szydlo and ruling party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)

Strict law pushes Polish women to have abortions abroad

By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA - Associated Press

Past winners Neid, Sundhage, Ellis head FIFA award nominees

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FILE - The July 13, 2014 file photo shows Germany's Miroslav Klose posing with the World Cup trophy and his sons following their 1-0 victory over Argentina after the World Cup final soccer match between Germany and Argentina at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The German soccer federation says Tuesday Nov. 1, 2016 striker Miroslav Klose, the top scorer in World Cup history, is ending his playing career and will train as a coach. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko,file)

Klose ends playing career, will train as coach with Germany

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Coach of German national soccer team Joachim Loew smiles after signing a new contract in Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, Oct. 31, 2016.(AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Joachim Loew extends Germany contract until 2020

By NESHA STARCEVIC - Associated Press

Protests have erupted in the past year as Germany takes in migrants. Resistance is particularly fierce in the poorer eastern parts of the country. (Associated Press)

Germany business growth hindered by lingering xenophobia, immigration clashes

By Angela Waters — Special to The Washington Times

German manufacturing company plans expansion in Indiana

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel has not ruled out a government bailout of Deutsche Bank, but she hasn't signaled her support for one either. (Associated Press)

Angela Merkel weighs bailout as Deutsche Bank turmoil strains U.S.-Germany relations

By Austin Davis - Special to The Washington Times