What kind of country do we want to be? Do we keep building walls every time we feel threatened, or do we look for ways to build bridges?

News about Angela Merkel, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

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The remaining G7 leaders are meeting in Canada after Trump cut short his visit due to events in the Middle East.

When asked about whether China should be part of the G7, Trump didn’t dismiss the idea. “It’s not a bad idea. I don’t mind that if somebody wants to see just China coming in," he said. Donald Trump ...

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If Canada got nowhere with the US president on securing an outcome on tariffs, then Australia doesn’t have much of a hope.

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The heads of the world's seven most powerful economies are meeting amid a U.S.-led tariff war and global uncertainty ...