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NATO Summit: John Kerry slams Donald Trump's 'destructive' demands of members to double defence spending
•Former US Secretary of State John Kerry has slammed President Donald Trump's remarks at the NATO Summit, calling it "disgraceful" and "destructive" that went against America's interests.
23-year-old Afghan man deported from Germany found dead in Kabul hotel room; police say he committed suicide
•In 2016, Berlin signed a deal with Kabul to repatriate Afghan migrants who had failed to obtain asylum, and began expelling people in December 2016.
German parliamentary election: Jews around the world express alarm at far-right AfD's rise in national politics
•Jewish expressed alarm on Sunday at the far-right AfD's success in Germany’s parliamentary election and urged other parties not to form an alliance with the party
Angela Merkel casts ballot in Berlin in Germany's general election; likely to clinch fourth term
•Merkel's conservative CDU party, along with its Bavarian sister party the CSU, holds a double-digit lead in the polls
Germany goes to polls today as Chancellor Angela Merkel set to win historic fourth term
•Germans vote in a national election that is likely to see Merkel win a fourth term and a far-right party enter parliament for the first time in over 50 years
Germany lashes out at US over sanctions against Russia affecting gas pipeline to Europe
•Germany on Friday lashed out at Washington over new sanctions against Russia that target the planned Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to Europe.
Paris climate deal: China vows to 'steadfastly' implement the 2015 agreement
•China will "steadfastly" implement the Paris climate pact, premier Li Keqiang said, urging others to do likewise as US president Donald Trump was due to announce whether Washington will remain in the deal.
German envoy to US Peter Wittig downplays tensions between Donald Trump and Angela Merkel
Ians •Downplaying the increased tensions between Trump and Merkel, Berlin's envoy to Washington Peter Wittig described the bilateral relationship as "good and productive".
G7 Summit: Britain's Amber Rudd reassures Angela Merkel it will be a 'strong partner'
•Britain said it would be a "strong partner" to Germany in response to comments by German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the G7 summit in Italy.
Manchester terror attack: Former US president Barack Obama 'heartbroken' by the loss of life
•Ex-US president Barack Obama said at a Berlin reunion with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday that he was "heartbroken" by the Manchester suicide bombing.