German government

Social Democratic Party (SPD) top candidate for chancellor Olaf Scholz delivers a statement after a final round of coalition talks to form a new government, in Berlin, Germany, November 24, 2021. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/File Photo
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German Finance Minister, Vice-Chancellor and SPD party's candidate for chancellor Olaf Scholz arrives for a meeting with his party's parliamentary group in Berlin, Germany, September 28, 2021. Tobias Schwarz/Pool via REUTERS
Europe

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A German Bundeswehr armed forces recruit of the Mechanized Infantry Battalion 411 takes position during a drill at a military training area in Viereck, Germany, August 8, 2018. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
World+Biz

German government agrees to expand military mission in Mali

A German flag flutters at the stern of an excursion ship over the container gantry cranes of the Port of Hamburg on Oct. 26, 2018. CHRISTIAN CHARISIUS/PICTURE ALLIANCE VIA GETTY IMAGES
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