Chancellor Angela Merkel: Trump’s rejection of G7 communique ‘sobering’ and ‘depressing’
Germany’s Angela Merkel on Sunday chided US President Donald Trump’s decision to retract his endorsement of the G7 communique via Twitter.
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Europe seeks U.S. sanction exemptions for its firms in Iran
European signatories to a nuclear deal with Iran have written to top U.S. officials to stress their commitment to upholding the pact, which Washington has quit, and to urge the United States to spare EU firms active in Iran from secondary sanctions.
Merkel: Germany will exert its influence to push Iran out of Syria
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and German Chancellor Angela Merkel emerged from their 90-minute meeting in Berlin on Monday still disagreeing about the merits of the Iranian nuclear agreement, but in accord about the need to push Iran out of other countries in the Middle East.
Netanyahu heads to Europe with Iran on his mind
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads to Europe this week in a bid to rally support from key allies for amending the international nuclear deal with Iran and for pushing Iranian forces out of neighboring Syria.
Scientists Create Half Chicken, Half Human Embryos
For the first time, researchers have watched human ‘organizer’ cells direct the formation of an embryo’s top, bottom, front and back. They did so by developing a technique that sidesteps restrictions on research with human embryos by grafting human cells onto chicken embryos. The method, published on 23 May in Nature1, could supplant the use of human embryos in some laboratory experiments.
Turkey says to go elsewhere if U.S. won’t sell it F-35 jets
Turkey will meet its needs elsewhere if the United States does not allow it to procure Lockheed Martin’s F-35 jets, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu was quoted as saying by broadcaster CNN Turk on Wednesday.
Poland offers US up to $2B for permanent military base
Poland wants a permanent U.S. military presence — and is willing to pony up as much as $2 billion to get it, according to a defense ministry proposal obtained by Polish news portal Onet.
In joint front, Europe’s Merkel, Macron and May vow to uphold Iran deal
In a show of European unity against the US president, the leaders of France, Germany and the UK vowed Tuesday to uphold the Iran nuclear deal despite Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from it.
Netanyahu Says Better to Face Iran Sooner Rather Than Later
Israel will do what’s needed to block Iranian aggression, sooner rather than later, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday.
John Kerry under fire for reported ‘shadow diplomacy’ to save Iran deal
Former Secretary of State John Kerry is under fire over a report claiming that he has been engaged in ‘shadow diplomacy’ with officials from Iran and Europe as part of a final attempt to save the seemingly doomed 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
Russia eyes closer Iran ties, more trade if Trump nixes nuclear deal
A top Russian official said bilateral relations and trade with Iran could actually be enhanced if President Trump follows through on a threat to take the United States out of the 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran next week.
World fumes over Abbas’s antisemitism
Friends and foes alike blasted Abbas as an “antisemite” and a “Holocaust denier,” after he charged that the Nazis killed Jews in the Holocaust because they were money lenders.
Merkel: Bad Iran deal better than no deal
‘I can understand the great concern in Israel about what Iran is doing. We just have different opinions over the question of how best to eradicate the threat,’ German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in an interview aired Sunday on Channel 10 News.
Russia sanctions not on G7 agenda: report
When foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) meet in Toronto on Sunday, new sanctions against Russia will not be a topic of discussion.
European powers press for Iran sanctions to buttress nuclear deal
France, Britain and Germany sought on Wednesday to persuade their EU partners to back new sanctions on Iran to preserve a nuclear deal with Tehran that U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to pull out of in May, diplomats said.
Spain Catalonia: Puigdemont’s arrest in Germany sparks mass protests
Protests broke out across the Spanish region of Catalonia on Sunday after former leader Carles Puigdemont was taken into custody in Germany.
Germany and France promise new Russia sanctions
Germany and France are to impose new sanctions on Russia over the UK gas attack, with some measures due as early as Monday (26 March).
US Makes Contingency Plans in Case Iran Nuclear Talks Fail
The United States has had constructive talks about the Iran nuclear deal with Britain, France and Germany but is making contingency plans should they fail, the lead US negotiator said on Wednesday.
US, Germany and France blame Russia for nerve agent attack
The leaders of the US, France, Germany have joined Britain’s prime minister in blaming Russia for the attempted murder of former double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter in a nerve agent attack earlier this month.
Angela Merkel secures fourth term in Germany after coalition party approves deal
Angela Merkel has secured her fourth term as Germany’s Chancellor, ending nearly six months of uncertainty since the last election.