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Russian President Vladimir Putin visits Crimea on the fifth anniversary of its annexation. (Photo by Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)
Germany Rejects Russia Rejoining G7 While Ukraine Crisis Unresolved; Russia Calls it ‘Obsolete’
July 28, 2020 | 7:41pm EDT
A Turkish navy frigate and a drilling vessel are seen off the coast of Cyprus last fall. (Photo credit should read -/AFP via Getty Images)
Greece Looks to EU For Support as Dispute With Turkey Over Aegean Gas Drilling Worsens
July 22, 2020 | 6:59pm EDT
A woman holds a small Taiwanese national flag during a rally in Hong Kong last October. (Photo by Philip Fong/AFP via Getty Images)
Taiwan Wants to Know Why German Gov’t Won’t Show its National Flag on Website
July 14, 2020 | 8:04pm EDT
German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer inspects army recruits in Berlin. (Photo by Tobias Schwarz/AFP via Getty Images)
German Lawmakers Doubt Resuming Conscription Would Help Counter Far-Right Extremism in the Army
July 7, 2020 | 6:46pm EDT
Police officers at Linate airport in Milan, Italy during the lockdown. (Photo by Miguel Medina/AFP via Getty Images)
EU Opens Borders Selectively From Wednesday; US Not Included
June 30, 2020 | 9:10pm EDT
Russian President Vladimir Putin with Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and commander-in-chief of Ground Forces Oleg Salyukov at Wednesday’s parade in Moscow. (Photo by Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)
At a Time of Declining Popularity, Russia to Vote on Changes That Could Extend Putin’s Rule
June 24, 2020 | 7:31pm EDT
Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz meets in Warsaw with his German counterpart Heiko Maas. (Photo by Janek Skarzynski/AFP via Getty Images)
Germany Says US Troop Reduction Would be a Mistake; Poland Denies Link With Planned Increase There
June 17, 2020 | 6:58pm EDT
President Trump greets U.S. troops at Ramstein Air Base in Germany in Dec. 2018. (Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)
Germany Confirms US is Mulling Reducing Troop Numbers; GOP Lawmakers Oppose the Move
June 10, 2020 | 6:22pm EDT
President Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the G7 summit in Biarritz, France. Also visible are Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and U.N. secretary-general Antonio Guterres. (Photo by Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Images)
G7 Partners Reject Trump’s Proposal on Readmitting Russia to a Bigger, China-Focused Group
June 3, 2020 | 6:56pm EDT
U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell presents his credentials to German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Berlin on Tuesday, May 8, 2018. (Photo: U.S. Embassy Berlin)
Outgoing Ambassador Grenell Issues New Sanctions Warning Over Germany-Russia Pipeline
May 27, 2020 | 7:36pm EDT