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Some German officials hope Biden will reverse US troop drawdown

Leaders in Germany reacted positively to the prospect of a fresh start in trans-Atlantic relations under a Biden presidency.

By Sebastian Sprenger

3 years ago

In remembering WWI, world warned of resurging ‘old demons’

World leaders with the power to make war but a duty to preserve peace solemnly marked the end of World War I’s slaughter 100 years ago at commemorations Sunday that drove home the message “never again” but also exposed the globe’s new political fault lines.

5 years ago

Hitler in war, Merkel in peace: A train car for history

Adolf Hitler went in wartime for revenge. Angela Merkel plans a pilgrimage in the name of peace. Two German chancellors, with opposite aims and the same destination: a train car in a French forest.

By Thomas Adamson, The Associated Press

5 years ago

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