64 h. ago ‘Trump likes this German’: Merz Oval Office test gets approval back home

German chancellor Friedrich Merz was aiming to trigger a thaw, even if that meant smiling away Trump’s second World War jokes

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64 h. ago Merz gives Trump a reminder of his family history as he passes Oval Office test

German chancellor Friedrich Merz was aiming to trigger a thaw, even if that meant smiling away Trump’s second World War jokes

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3 d. ago German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrives in Washington hoping to avoid an Oval Office ambush

High-ranking US officials endorsed Merz’s political opponents during the last election campaign.

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3 d. ago German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to meet Donald Trump in Washington today

Germany’s car manufacturing industry has been particularly badly hit by US tariffs.

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4 d. ago Friedrich Merz gets ready for Trump’s Oval Office endurance test

Ahead of their meeting in Washington, the German chancellor has sought advice from recent survivors of Trump’s new reality television format

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1 week ago Russia says West's decision to lift range limits on weapons sent to Ukraine is 'dangerous'

Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that Germany, France, Britain and the US are no longer imposing range restrictions on weapons delivered to Kyiv.

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2 w. ago 'Death, death, death': How Trump embraced South Africa's 'white genocide' conspiracy theory

The claim made international headlines after it was raised in the Oval Office yesterday.

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2 w. ago Ramaphosa stays calm with golf diplomacy in face of Trump’s latest Oval Office ambush

Golfers Retief Goosen and Ernie Els offer a more nuanced version of South Africa’s history after Trump delivers crash-course lesson on oppression of whites

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2 w. ago Trump plays surprise video of baseless claims of 'white genocide' in South Africa to country's leader

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is currently meeting with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House.

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2 w. ago Trump plays video of baseless claims of 'white genocide' in South Africa to country's leader

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is currently meeting with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House.

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2 w. ago Trump confronts Ramaphosa with videos he claims support genocide of white farmers

US and South African presidents in tense Oval office meeting

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3 w. ago Merz vows to build the strongest army in Europe and revitalise Germany’s fortunes

Armed forces will get ‘all the financial resources required’, new chancellor tells German parliament

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