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Young men in traditional Bavarian clothes arrive at a polling station for the Bavarian state elections in Maisach, southern Germany, Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

The Latest: Exit polls: Top party losing Bavaria majority

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Netherland's scorer Georginio Wijnaldum, left, celebrates after he scored his side's third goal with Netherland's second scorer Memphis Depay, right, during the UEFA Nations League soccer match between The Netherlands and Germany at the Johan Cruyff ArenA in Amsterdam, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018. The Netherlands defeated Germany with 3-0. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Dutch defeat of Germany shows that the future is bright

By MIKE CORDER - Associated Press

Firefighters stand beside a light aircraft near the airport in Gersfeld, Germany, Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018 after three people died after they were hit by the small plane as it attempted to take off from an aborted landing. (Martin Engel/Osthessen-News/dpa via AP)

Plane accident in central Germany leaves 3 people dead

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Pastor Andrew Brunson, center, and U.S. Charge d'Affaires Jeffrey Hovenier, left, arrive at Adnan Menderes airport for a flight to Germany after his release following his trial in Izmir, Turkey, Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, A Turkish court on Friday convicted an American pastor of terror charges but released him from house arrest and allowed him to leave Turkey, in a move that is likely to ease tensions between Turkey and the United. (AP Photo/Emre Tazegul)

The Latest: Freed pastor prays for Trump in Oval Office

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Netherland's Virgil Van Dijk celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the UEFA Nations League soccer match between The Netherlands and Germany at the Johan Cruyff ArenA in Amsterdam, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Netherlands thrashes Germany 3-0 to pile pressure on Loew

By MIKE CORDER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2018 file photo the new party leaders Robert Habeck, right, and Annalena Baerbock make their way on stage at the party convention of the Green party in Hannover, northern Germany. While other German mainstream parties flounder in polls and struggle to find an answer to a far-right challenge, the Greens have gone from strength to strength over the last year. (Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa via AP)

Germany’s Greens flourish while mainstream rivals flounder

By GEIR MOULSON - Associated Press

Pastor Andrew Brunson, center, and U.S. Charge d'Affaires Jeffrey Hovenier, left, arrive at Adnan Menderes airport for a flight to Germany after his release following his trial in Izmir, Turkey, Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, A Turkish court on Friday convicted an American pastor of terror charges but released him from house arrest and allowed him to leave Turkey, in a move that is likely to ease tensions between Turkey and the United. (AP Photo/Emre Tazegul)

Trump heralds return of freed American Pastor Andrew Brunson: ‘He is on his way back’

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Sept. 21, 2018 file photo German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, and Interior Minister Horst Seehofer, right, listen to Vice Chancellor and German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz during a joint press conference at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany. This weekend's state election in Bavaria has been casting a long shadow over German politics for the past year, and the aftershocks could cause more turbulence for Chancellor Angela Merkel's struggling national government. Polls suggest that Bavaria's center-right Christian Social Union party, which has run the southeastern region for 61 years, is heading for its worst performance since the 1950s on Sunday. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, file)

Merkel allies brace for big setback in German state election

By GEIR MOULSON - Associated Press

Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos welcomes German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, right, at the Presidential Palace in Athens, Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. Steinmeier is in Greece on a two-day official visit. (Michalis Karagiannis/Pool Photo via AP)

In Greece, German president apologizes for wartime ‘horrors’

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An election poster of the Christian Social Union party stands in front of a typical Bavarian house near Miesbach, Germany, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Angela Merkel’s Germany immigration policies set for referendum in Bavaria elections

By Austin Davis - Special to The Washington Times

Marseille's Florian Thauvin, right, celebrates with teammate Dimitri Payet after scoring his side's second goal during the League One soccer match between Marseille and Caen at the Velodrome stadium, in Marseille, southern France, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2018. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)

Payet back with France squad after Fekir’s withdrawal

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Chardy keen for tips on beating Djokovic in Shanghai

By SANDRA HARWITT - Associated Press

A view of the Russian Military Academy of the Armed Forces in St.Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018. A senior Russian lawmaker has lashed out against new Western claims of alleged cybercrimes by the Russian military intelligence, saying they are intended to smear Russia. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Germany calls on Russia to halt campaign of cyberattacks

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits the Hall of Names in the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem, Israel, Thursday Oct. 4, 2018. (Debbie Hill/Pool via AP)

Merkel, Netanyahu play down differences during Israel visit

By TIA GOLDENBERG - Associated Press

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, center, leaves the Berlin cathedral after an ecumenical mass as part of the German Unification Day public festival in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, pool)

Germany celebrates 28th anniversary of its reunification

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FILE - In this Sept. 14, 2018 file photo German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas attends a joint news conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the Foreign Ministry in Berlin.. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, file)

Germany seeks to woo Americans amid rocky Trump relationship

By FRANK JORDANS - Associated Press

Bedouin child from Khan al-Ahmar holds poster of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Palestinian flags infront of the German representative office, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018. The children are pleading with Merkel to pressure Israel to halt demolition plans for the encampment outside an Israeli settlement east of Jerusalem. Arabic on the poster reads, &quot;save Khan al-Ahmar&quot; and &quot;save our school.&quot; (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

Merkel in Israel to promote tight ties, as differences loom

By ARON HELLER - Associated Press

The undated photo provided in the photo library on the website of DFDS shows the vessel Regina Seaways. The ferry with 294 passengers on board was stranded in the Baltic Sea on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018 after an engine breakdown. The malfunction aboard the Regina Seaways produced smoke, which triggered the ship's fire extinguishing system in the engine room, DFDS said in a statement. (DFDS A/S via AP)

The Latest: Ferry carrying 300 makes port after malfunction

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and Diyanet President Ali Eras cover their faces during a prayer on occasion of the opening of the new mosque in Cologne, Germany, on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

At German mosque, Turkey’s Erdogan defends soccer players

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrives at the airport in Bonn/Cologne, Germany, Saturday, Sept.29. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is on a three-day official state visit to Germany.(Federico Gambarini/dpa via AP)

The Latest: Turkey’s Erdogan defends German soccer players

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