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Eighty days after the German parliamentary elections, the leaders of CDU, CSU and SPD started the run that should lead to a new coalition government. On Wednesday evening in Berlin, it was a scintillating conversation between Chancellor Angela Merkel, her Christian-Democratic colleague Horst Seehofer and Social Democrat Martin Schulz. Beforehand it had already been agreed that nothing should be brought out about the course.

A photo on Twitter of white smoke from a chimney feeds the expectation in Brussels that the EU and the United Kingdom have reached an agreement on the separation conditions for the British departure from the EU.

Election loser Martin Schulz (SPD) wants to talk to the outgoing chancellor Merkel (CDU / CSU) about a new German government. After the debacle in September he closed this categorically, but yesterday the left leader of the party congress turned, 'Only then can we fully convert our ideals.'

The English agent Martin Willis has personally ensured that a crashed van has not fallen from a viaduct. Willis hung more than 15 minutes with his full weight on one of the wheels of the car, until the emergency services arrived on the scene. He saved the life of the driver.

The leaders of the German Social Democrats and of the Christian Democrats are considering Friday the desirability of cooperation for a new coalition government.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is prepared to have 'serious and fair' talks with the Social Democratic SPD about forming a stable government. 'Of course we know that such conversations always require compromises,' she emphasized at a press conference at the CDU.

After eight hours of meeting under the leadership of party leader Martin Schulz, the SPD showed willingness to talk about resolving the German governmental crisis. This came about after the liberal FDP broke off the negotiations about the formation of a coalition with CDU / CSU and the Greens.

The leader of the German Social Democrats, Martin Schulz, is nevertheless open to talks with the Christian Democrat Chancellor Angela Merkel about a new government. Schulz would be willing to give a new government Merkel tolerance. This reported sources around the SPD leader on the day that Schulz goes to President Steinmeier to talk about the political deadlock.

Within the German Social Democratic Party (SPD) the aversion to new elections is growing. Party leader Martin Schulz has made it clear in the current political stalemate that he no longer wants a coalition with Merkel's Christian Democrats and that new elections are therefore needed.

Born in 1948 in Belfast, Gerry Adams has been politically active since the 1960s. He then became a member of the Catholic Sinn Fein, the republican movement that operates in both Northern Ireland and Ireland.

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The US Department of Foreign Affairs has approved the sale of THAAD air missiles to Saudi Arabia. That confirmed the Pentagon on Friday. The deal is about $ 15 billion (12.75 billion). The Saudi's receive 44 launchers with all accessories like radars and 360 projectiles.

The President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker greeted the speech of French President Emmanuel Macron with great agreement on the future of Europe. He thanked him for the support of the EU institutions in Brussels. 'A very European speech from my friend', Juncker responded via Twitter. 'Europe can use good courage.'

After the election defeat of the Social Democratic SPD in the German elections, party leader Martin Schulz wants to get the broom out of the party and partly adjust the course of the party.

The special election system makes the Bundesdag much larger than that chosen in 2013. Sunday, 709 delegates have been chosen, which is 78 more than in 2013. It's the biggest Bond Day ever. The record of 1994, 674 seats, has been demolished.

The current government coalition in Germany has suffered a bitter defeat on Sunday, according to the exit polls. Christian Democrat CDU of Chancellor Angela Merkel lost sharply and came down with about 33 percent of the worst result since 1949. The Social Democratic SPD has not previously scored so low in elections to the German Lower House and received around 20 percent of the electorate, according to the exit polls.

The German Social Democratic Party SPD wants in the opposition, after the worst result for her ever in elections for the Bundestag.

Over sixty million Germans can vote in the parliamentary elections on Sunday. The Christian Democratic CDU of Chancellor Angela Merkel is expected to win. Merkel would then become chancellor for the fourth consecutive time.

Just before the German parliamentary elections of Sunday, there seems to be virtually no movement in the voters' political preference.

The head of the team investigating the big fire in Grenfell Tower in London does not want to include any survivors in that team. The retired judge Martin Moore-Bick said that Thursday. The fire in Grenfell Tower broke out on June 14 and cost about eighty people's lives.

The European Commission will immediately make available 2 million euros for aid to the Caribbean islands affected by Hurricane Irma. The money is intended to support the recovery of vital facilities, such as health, water and sanitation.

The French president, Emmanuel Macron, travels on Tuesday to the island of Saint Martin, affected by the hurricanes Irma and José. The French Interior Minister Gerard Collomb informed Sunday after consultation with the head of state.

Hurricane José has left the Fanse islands of St Martin and Saint-Barthélemy virtually untouched. The hurricane passed north of the islands. The French weather services did provide a warning for a heavy storm.

The French minister of overseas territories, Annick Girardin, visited the island of St. Maarten, struck by Hurricane Irma. Girardin said to French media during an inspection of the damage in the northeast of the island that she was shocked. She said 'to hear about the amount of damage, but seeing it with her own eyes is very shocking.'

Hurricane Irma has demanded three lives on the American Virgin Islands. The death toll is now thirteen.

The French authorities have downsized the number of victims on the French part of Saint Maarten.

The inhabitants of Saint Maarten should still take into account heavy rain showers in the coming hours. In some places, it may be 50 millimeters or more, according to the KNMI. The worst storms are over.

Hurricane Irma sits in full speed on the island of Sint Maarten. On two webcams, the 'arrival' of Irma is live live.

The website of German Chancellor Angela Merkel was frequently attacked by Russian hackers on Sunday before the TV debate with SPD leader Martin Schulz.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) sees nothing in EU membership of Turkey. 'I will discuss my position with my European colleagues. Hopefully, we agree so that we can stop the accession talks, 'Merkel said in a debate with her German rival Martin Schulz (SPD). Schulz knew to do the same if he was chancellor.