Angela Merkel wrote a 736-page memoir to secure her crumbling legacy. The effort is backfiring. Her new book, “Freedom”—published in late November in nearly 30 languages—is riling up even ...

GERMANY 1-0 ARGENTINA (AET) - MARTIN SAMUEL AT THE MARACANA: The perfect team versus the perfect superstar that was the narrative here. On one side Die National Mannschaft, on the other Lionel Messi.

Angela Merkel wrote a 736-page memoir to secure her ... media that once lauded her as the effective leader of the free world—partly as a counterpoint to Donald Trump in his first term—have ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held talks with US President-elect Donald Trump and current President Joe Biden after a landmark ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas.

The Israeli cabinet still has to ratify the deal, and some details remained unresolved. President Biden said hostages were to be released over 42 days. The new interim Syrian government says it ...

Midori Kato is the last original member of the cast of “Sazae-san,” a cartoon series that premiered in 1969 and never quite joined the modern world. Lena Schilling, the youngest lawmaker in ...

Its platform initially centered on opposition to bailouts for struggling eurozone members, but its vehement opposition to then-Chancellor Angela Merkel’s decision to allow in large numbers of ...

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