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German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, arrives with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki for a memorial ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the start of World War II in Warsaw, Poland, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019.(AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

The Latest: Russia tweets reminder of Soviet role in WWII

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In this Friday, Aug. 16, 2019 photo an election campaign poster of German Alternative for Germany, AfD, party for the Saxony state election reading: ‚The East stands up' is displayed in the village Gruenwald near Bautzen, Germany. Two elections in eastern Germany's states Brandenburg and Saxony on Sept. 1, 2019 look set to bring big gains for the far-right Alternative for Germany party and another blow to the traditional parties that form the national government. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

The Latest: Exit polls show far-right gains in German states

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FILE - This Sept. 11, 1935 file photo shows Storm Troopers raising their hands in salute as Adolf Hitler leads his staff down the aisle during opening of the National Socialist Party Convention in Nuremberg, Germany. In March 1933, six years before the war began, Adolf Hitler’s storm troopers violently shut down a small German newspaper, the Munich Post , that had devoted close to a decade warning about Hitler’s dangers to a free society. A recent biography published by The Associated Press called, “Enemy of the People: The Munich Post and the Journalists Who Opposed Hitler” by Terrence Petty, captures the early era of Nazi Germany. (AP Photo)

AP BOOK EXCERPT: The ‘Enemy of the People’

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A tram and cars drive on one of the main roads in Frankfurt, Germany, early Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. In background the buildings of the banking district. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Brexit escalation raises alarm for ailing European economy

By CARLO PIOVANO - Associated Press

Germany eases nationality law for offspring of Nazi victims

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left, addresss the media during a joint statement prior to a meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Merkel meets Palestinians’ Abbas for talks in Berlin

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In this Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019 photo, a crowd of people attend an election campaign rally of German Alternative for Germany, AfD, party for the Saxony state elections in Bautzen, Germany. Two elections in eastern Germany's states Brandenburg and Saxony on Sept. 1, 2019, look set to bring big gains for the far-right Alternative for Germany party and another blow to the traditional parties that form the national government. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Far-right party eyes big gains in German state elections

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER - Associated Press

German Chancellor Angela Merkel smiles as she arrives for the weekly cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Germany to spend up to $44 billion to cushion coal exit

By GEIR MOULSON - Associated Press

People wait outside the Munich Airport in Munich, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019, after some of its terminals were closed because a person has likely entered the &quot;clean area&quot; through an emergency exit door. The international airport tweeted Tuesday morning that terminal 2 and areas B and C of terminal 1 had been closed for police operations.(AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Passenger at Munich airport held after bypassing security

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This Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019, photo provided Sunday, Aug. 25, by the North Korean government, shows the test firing of an unspecified missile at an undisclosed location in North Korea. North Korea fired two suspected short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Saturday in the seventh weapons launch in a month, South Korea's military said, a day after it vowed to remain America's biggest threat in protest of U.S.-led sanctions on the country. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: &quot;KCNA&quot; which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

3 European nations condemn North Korea’s missile launches

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U.S. President Donald Trump, accompanied by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, speaks to reporters during a bilateral meeting at the G-7 summit in Biarritz, France, Monday, Aug. 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Donald Trump fumes as France, Germany reject ISIS captives

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

FILE -- In this Saturday, Aug. 24, 2019 photo Schalke's Guido Burgstaller, right, complains to referee Marco Fritz during the German Bundesliga soccer match between FC Schalke 04 and Bayern Munich in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Newly implemented handball rules are stoking renewed criticism for the video assistant referee in the Bundesliga. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, file)

Handball rules leading to more criticism of VAR in Germany

By CIARÁN FAHEY - Associated Press

President Donald Trump and Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, right, attend a working breakfast at the Hotel du Palais on the sidelines of the G-7 summit in Biarritz, France, Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

The Latest: French, US officials talk tech tax at dinner

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French President Emmanuel Macron, left, and President Donald Trump, right, participate in a G-7 Working Session on the Global Economy, Foreign Policy, and Security Affairs the G-7 summit in Biarritz, France, Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)

High-stakes gamble: Iranian envoy gets surprise G-7 invite

By SYLVIE CORBET and LORI HINNANT and DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press

Spanish and French police officers stand guard at the border between Hendaye and Irun to monitor protestors against the G-7 summit in nearby Biarritz, France Friday, Aug. 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

The Latest: EU, Germany back call to discuss Amazon at G-7

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Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson attend a joint press conference, in Berlin, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019. German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she plans to discuss with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson how Britain's exit from the European Union can be &quot;as frictionless as possible.&quot; (Bernd Von Jutrczenka/dpa via AP)

The Latest: Merkel says her 30-days remark not a deadline

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Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, right, greets German Chancellor Angela Merkel in The Hague, Netherlands, Thursday Aug. 22, 2019. Merkel and key Cabinet ministers are meeting their Dutch counterparts Thursday to discuss ways of tackling climate change together, as Germany is set to miss its emissions goals for 2020 by a wide margin.(AP Photo/Mike Corder)

Angela Merkel calls for EU-wide climate neutrality by 2050

By MIKE CORDER - Associated Press

Iceland's Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir, left, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel speak to the media after a Nordic government leaders meeting, in Reykjavik, Tuesday Aug. 20, 2019. The meeting in Iceland ended with the signature of a text on climate change involving both the public and private sectors. (AP Photo/Egill Bjarnason)

Germany seeks more active role in Arctic amid climate change

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for the weekly cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

The Latest: Farm chief warns UK that EU will not be divided

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German gov’t agrees to largely abolish ‘solidarity’ tax

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