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Germany's Angela Merkel Says Will Step Down As Chancellor In 2021
Angela Merkel on Monday announced she will quit as German chancellor when her mandate ends in 2021, as she sought to draw a line under a series of political crises that have rocked her fragile coalition.
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Angela Merkel Under Fire After Poll Defeat To Anti-Migrant Party
German Chancellor Angela Merkel came under renewed pressure over her liberal refugee policy today after an upstart anti-migrant populist party handed her party a humiliating defeat in her home state.
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2 More Rockets Hit Turkish Border Town: Reports
Two rockets fired from neighbouring Syria hit the centre of a Turkish border town for a second straight day on Tuesday, local media reported.
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Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union In Poll Hammering As Backing For Populist Alternative for Germany Surges
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party suffered a major setback in key state polls Sunday over her liberal refugee policy, while the right-wing populist AfD recorded a surge as it scooped up support from angry voters.
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Turkey Will Continue To Strike Back At Kurdish Fighters In Syria, PM Tells Angela Merkel
Turkey will continue to strike back at Kurdish fighters of the Democratic Union Party (PYD) in Syria, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday, despite growing pressure on Ankara to stop the shelling.
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Turkish Military Hits Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party, Regime In Syria: Reports
The Turkish military on Saturday hit targets of the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) and the Syrian regime in two separate incidents in response to incoming fire, the state-run Anatolia news agency reported.
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Former 'Wine Queen' Co-Stars With Angela Merkel At German Party Gala
With a rousing speech in defence of her refugee policies, Angela Merkel fended off a challenge from conservative critics this week, reasserting control over her party and bolstering her case for a fourth term as German chancellor in 2017.
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Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel Faces Party Congress Amid Migrant Tensions
German Chancellor Angela Merkel faces a congress of her conservative party today amid tensions over her management of the migrant influx.
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Angela Merkel Wants To 'Drastically Reduce' Refugee Arrivals In Germany
Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday she wanted to "drastically decrease" the number of refugees coming to Germany, signalling a compromise to critics of her open-door policy from within her conservatives on the eve of a party congress.
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Croatia Goes to the Polls Facing Migrant Wave, Economy Woes
Croatians voted in a general election today with conservatives aspiring to return to power as the EU nation faces a wave of migrants and slowly emerges from six years of recession.
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Main Rivals in Croatia Vote: Struggling PM Vs Former Spy Chief
Croatia votes in a general election Sunday, with the nationalist conservative opposition bidding to take power from a centre-left alliance that has largely failed to implement promised reforms.
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Angela Merkel Warns of Balkans Fighting Amid Migrant Influx
German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned that fighting could break out in the Balkans, along the main route of migrants trying to reach Europe, if Germany closed its border with Austria, in remarks published today.
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Turkish Military Struck Syrian Kurdish Militia 'Twice': Prime Minister
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has said the military has struck Kurdish fighters across the border in northern Syria "twice".
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Syrian Kurdish Group May Open Mission in Russia: Report
The Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union (PYD) plans to open a mission in Russia, a move that would anger Turkey which sees the party as a terrorist group, Russia's Kommersant newspaper reported today.
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Croatia President Calls Parliamentary Election for Early November
Croatia's president on Monday called a parliamentary election for November 8, a vote expected to be a tight race as the EU member grapples with a migrant influx and a weak economy.
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Germany's Angela Merkel Says Will Step Down As Chancellor In 2021
Angela Merkel on Monday announced she will quit as German chancellor when her mandate ends in 2021, as she sought to draw a line under a series of political crises that have rocked her fragile coalition.
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Angela Merkel Under Fire After Poll Defeat To Anti-Migrant Party
German Chancellor Angela Merkel came under renewed pressure over her liberal refugee policy today after an upstart anti-migrant populist party handed her party a humiliating defeat in her home state.
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2 More Rockets Hit Turkish Border Town: Reports
Two rockets fired from neighbouring Syria hit the centre of a Turkish border town for a second straight day on Tuesday, local media reported.
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Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union In Poll Hammering As Backing For Populist Alternative for Germany Surges
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party suffered a major setback in key state polls Sunday over her liberal refugee policy, while the right-wing populist AfD recorded a surge as it scooped up support from angry voters.
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Turkey Will Continue To Strike Back At Kurdish Fighters In Syria, PM Tells Angela Merkel
Turkey will continue to strike back at Kurdish fighters of the Democratic Union Party (PYD) in Syria, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday, despite growing pressure on Ankara to stop the shelling.
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Turkish Military Hits Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party, Regime In Syria: Reports
The Turkish military on Saturday hit targets of the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) and the Syrian regime in two separate incidents in response to incoming fire, the state-run Anatolia news agency reported.
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Former 'Wine Queen' Co-Stars With Angela Merkel At German Party Gala
With a rousing speech in defence of her refugee policies, Angela Merkel fended off a challenge from conservative critics this week, reasserting control over her party and bolstering her case for a fourth term as German chancellor in 2017.
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Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel Faces Party Congress Amid Migrant Tensions
German Chancellor Angela Merkel faces a congress of her conservative party today amid tensions over her management of the migrant influx.
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Angela Merkel Wants To 'Drastically Reduce' Refugee Arrivals In Germany
Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday she wanted to "drastically decrease" the number of refugees coming to Germany, signalling a compromise to critics of her open-door policy from within her conservatives on the eve of a party congress.
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Croatia Goes to the Polls Facing Migrant Wave, Economy Woes
Croatians voted in a general election today with conservatives aspiring to return to power as the EU nation faces a wave of migrants and slowly emerges from six years of recession.
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Main Rivals in Croatia Vote: Struggling PM Vs Former Spy Chief
Croatia votes in a general election Sunday, with the nationalist conservative opposition bidding to take power from a centre-left alliance that has largely failed to implement promised reforms.
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Angela Merkel Warns of Balkans Fighting Amid Migrant Influx
German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned that fighting could break out in the Balkans, along the main route of migrants trying to reach Europe, if Germany closed its border with Austria, in remarks published today.
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Turkish Military Struck Syrian Kurdish Militia 'Twice': Prime Minister
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has said the military has struck Kurdish fighters across the border in northern Syria "twice".
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Syrian Kurdish Group May Open Mission in Russia: Report
The Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union (PYD) plans to open a mission in Russia, a move that would anger Turkey which sees the party as a terrorist group, Russia's Kommersant newspaper reported today.
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Croatia President Calls Parliamentary Election for Early November
Croatia's president on Monday called a parliamentary election for November 8, a vote expected to be a tight race as the EU member grapples with a migrant influx and a weak economy.
