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EU leaders extend border controls; Merkel warns against ‘nationalism’

(CNSNews.com) – Amid growing sentiment against open borders, European Union leaders are meeting in Rome to discuss the future of Europe's refugee crisis, having taken a decision to extend internal border controls. German Chancellor Angela Merkel sounded a note of caution, saying that solving the migrant crisis by

Syria

Obama calls Germany’s Merkel to talk Syrian refugee crisis

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is trying to round up support for his plans to host a high-level summit on refugees at the United Nations later this year. The White House says Obama discussed his plans Thursday in a phone call with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

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Merkel, Zerai, Pope Francis all in Nobel Peace Prize buzz

OSLO, Norway (AP) — Europe's record-breaking refugee crisis was a hot topic ahead of the Nobel Peace Prize announcement on Friday, but a Saudi blogger, a pope who reveres the Earth and its poorest people and the key players in the Iranian nuclear deal were also generating buzz. The

Europe

German parliament overwhelmingly approves Greek bailout

Written by Kirsten Grieshaber and David Rising BERLIN (AP) — Germany's parliament overwhelmingly approved a third bailout for Greece on Wednesday, removing a key hurdle to providing new loans to the country and keeping it from defaulting on its debts in as little as 24 hours.

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Merkel looks to shore up German support for Greek bailout

Written by David Rising BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel's government is trying to shore up domestic support for another bailout for Greece — despite skepticism among voters and her conservative party — ahead of a key vote in Parliament this week.

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Greece reaches deal with creditors, avoids euro exit

By PAN PYLAS and RAF CASERT, Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — After months of acrimony, Greece clinched a preliminary bailout agreement with its European creditors on Monday that will, if implemented, secure the country's place in the euro and help it avoid financial collapse.