Merkel: I mistook Trump for ‘someone completely normal’

21/11/2024 16:21 The Guardian

Memoir of former German chancellor recalls US president’s soft spot for tyrants and apparent fascination with PutinAngela Merkel’s first mistake with Donald Trump, she says in her keenly awaited new memoir, was treating him as if he were “completely normal”, but she quickly learned of his “emotional” nature and soft spot for authoritarians and tyrants.In extracts from her more than 700-page tome, Freedom, published in the German weekly Die Zeit, the former German chancellor says she initially misread Trump during their first meeting in 2017 in the Oval Office, where he attempted to humiliate her by refusing to shake her hand before the cameras. Continue reading...

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21/11/2024 20:27 The Guardian

Putin says Russia fired experimental ballistic missile into Ukraine

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21/11/2024 20:13 The Guardian

US and Israel reject ICC warrant for Netanyahu’s arrest as number of countries signal they will abide by it – as it happened

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21/11/2024 19:42 The Guardian

ICC issues arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu for alleged Gaza war crimes

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21/11/2024 19:38 The Guardian

Defence firm Thales faces bribery and corruption investigation

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21/11/2024 19:31 The Guardian

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21/11/2024 19:04 The Guardian

UK weather: Storm Bert to cause disruption with snow, winds and rain

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21/11/2024 18:02 The Guardian

Large parts of adult social care market in England face collapse, thinktank warns

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EU migration chief raises alarm over Russian visas amid security fears

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21/11/2024 16:28 The Guardian

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Nikki Haley criticizes Trump cabinet picks Tulsi Gabbard and RFK Jr

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21/11/2024 15:49 The Guardian

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21/11/2024 14:00 The Guardian

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21/11/2024 13:00 The Guardian

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