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After the meeting, Mr Obama recounted that he saw a tear in her eye. She was all alone. She kept the ship afloat and, in a way, she's now done her duty. She can go. Angela Merkel has worked with ...

Former Chancellor Angela Merkel (right) and Friedrich Merz (left) did not see eye to eye on many issuesImage: Karl-Bernd Karwasz /teamwork/imago images Merz hails from the rural Sauerland area of ...