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STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN 20251210Nobel Prize winner in Economics Peter Howitt and Germany's former Chancellor Angela Merkel during the Nobel Banquet at the City Hall in Stockholm, Sweden, December 10, 2025.Photo: Christine Olsson / TT / Code 10430

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STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN 20251210Nobel Prize winner in Literature László Krasznahorkai, Angela Merkel and Nobel Prize winner in Economics Peter Howitt during the Nobel Banquet at the City Hall in Stockholm, Sweden, December 10, 2025.Photo: Jonas Ekströmer / TT / Code 10030 undefined

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STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN 20251210Nobel Prize winner in Literature László Krasznahorkai, Angela Merkel and Nobel Prize winner in Economics Peter Howitt during the Nobel Banquet at the City Hall in Stockholm, Sweden, December 10, 2025.Photo: Jonas Ekströmer / TT / Code 10030 undefined

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Nobel Prize laureate in literature László Krasznahorkai, Angela Merkel, former Chancellor of Germany, and Nobel Prize laureate in economics Peter Howitt during the Nobel Banquet at the City Hall in Stockholm, Sweden, December 10, 2025.Photo: Christine Olsson / TT / Code 10430

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STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN 20251210Nobel Prize winner in Literature László Krasznahorkai, Angela Merkel and Nobel Prize winner in Economics Peter Howitt during the Nobel Banquet at the City Hall in Stockholm, Sweden, December 10, 2025.Photo: Jonas Ekströmer / TT / Code 10030 undefined

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STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN 20251210Nobel Prize laureate in Literature László Krasznahorkai and Angela Merkel during the Nobel Banquet at the City Hall in Stockholm, Sweden, December 10, 2025.Photo: Jonas Ekströmer / TT / Code 10030 undefined

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STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN 20251210Nobel Prize winner in Literature László Krasznahorkai, Angela Merkel and Nobel Prize winner in Economics Peter Howitt during the Nobel Banquet at the City Hall in Stockholm, Sweden, December 10, 2025.Photo: Christine Olsson / TT / Code 10430

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STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN 20251210Germany's former Chancellor Angela Merkel and Nobel Prize laureate in economics Peter Howittduring the Nobel Banquet at the City Hall in Stockholm, Sweden, December 10, 2025.Photo: Christine Olsson / TT / Code 10430

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STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN 20251210Germany's former Chancellor Angela Merkel and Nobel Prize laureate in economics Peter Howittduring the Nobel Banquet at the City Hall in Stockholm, Sweden, December 10, 2025.Photo: Christine Olsson / TT / Code 10430

Former German Chancellor Merkel

Former German Chancellor Merkel

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends on May 27, 2025, a Tokyo forum addressing the current international situation.

Former German Chancellor Merkel

Former German Chancellor Merkel

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends on May 27, 2025, a Tokyo forum addressing the current international situation.

Former German Chancellor Merkel

Former German Chancellor Merkel

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks on May 27, 2025, at a Tokyo forum addressing the current international situation.

Angela Merkel Out For Lunch - Milan

Angela Merkel Out For Lunch - Milan

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel spotted outside Ristorante Cracco for lunch on December 11, 2024 in Milan, Italy. Photo by Alessandro Bremec/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Angela Merkel Out For Lunch - Milan

Angela Merkel Out For Lunch - Milan

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel spotted outside Ristorante Cracco for lunch on December 11, 2024 in Milan, Italy. Photo by Alessandro Bremec/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Angela Merkel Out For Lunch - Milan

Angela Merkel Out For Lunch - Milan

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel spotted outside Ristorante Cracco for lunch on December 11, 2024 in Milan, Italy. Photo by Alessandro Bremec/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Angela Merkel Out For Lunch - Milan

Angela Merkel Out For Lunch - Milan

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel spotted outside Ristorante Cracco for lunch on December 11, 2024 in Milan, Italy. Photo by Alessandro Bremec/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Angela Merkel Out For Lunch - Milan

Angela Merkel Out For Lunch - Milan

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel spotted outside Ristorante Cracco for lunch on December 11, 2024 in Milan, Italy. Photo by Alessandro Bremec/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Angela Merkel Out For Lunch - Milan

Angela Merkel Out For Lunch - Milan

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel spotted outside Ristorante Cracco for lunch on December 11, 2024 in Milan, Italy. Photo by Alessandro Bremec/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Angela Merkel Out For Lunch - Milan

Angela Merkel Out For Lunch - Milan

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel spotted outside Ristorante Cracco for lunch on December 11, 2024 in Milan, Italy. Photo by Alessandro Bremec/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Angela Merkel Out For Lunch - Milan

Angela Merkel Out For Lunch - Milan

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel spotted outside Ristorante Cracco for lunch on December 11, 2024 in Milan, Italy. Photo by Alessandro Bremec/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Angela Merkel Out For Lunch - Milan

Angela Merkel Out For Lunch - Milan

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel spotted outside Ristorante Cracco for lunch on December 11, 2024 in Milan, Italy. Photo by Alessandro Bremec/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Angela Merkel Out For Lunch - Milan

Angela Merkel Out For Lunch - Milan

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel spotted outside Ristorante Cracco for lunch on December 11, 2024 in Milan, Italy. Photo by Alessandro Bremec/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Angela Merkel Out For Lunch - Milan

Angela Merkel Out For Lunch - Milan

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel spotted outside Ristorante Cracco for lunch on December 11, 2024 in Milan, Italy. Photo by Alessandro Bremec/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Angela Merkel Out For Lunch - Milan

Angela Merkel Out For Lunch - Milan

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel spotted outside Ristorante Cracco for lunch on December 11, 2024 in Milan, Italy. Photo by Alessandro Bremec/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Angela Merkel Arrives At Her Book Signing - Milan

Angela Merkel Arrives At Her Book Signing - Milan

Angela Merkel arrives at the presentation of the book Libertà at the Rizzoli Galleria, in Milan, Italy on December 11, 2024. Photo by Alessandro Bremec/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Angela Merkel Arrives At Her Book Signing - Milan

Angela Merkel Arrives At Her Book Signing - Milan

Angela Merkel arrives at the presentation of the book Libertà at the Rizzoli Galleria, in Milan, Italy on December 11, 2024. Photo by Alessandro Bremec/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Angela Merkel Arrives At Her Book Signing - Milan

Angela Merkel Arrives At Her Book Signing - Milan

Angela Merkel arrives at the presentation of the book Libertà at the Rizzoli Galleria, in Milan, Italy on December 11, 2024. Photo by Alessandro Bremec/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Angela Merkel Arrives At Her Book Signing - Milan

Angela Merkel Arrives At Her Book Signing - Milan

Angela Merkel arrives at the presentation of the book Libertà at the Rizzoli Galleria, in Milan, Italy on December 11, 2024. Photo by Alessandro Bremec/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Angela Merkel Arrives At Her Book Signing - Milan

Angela Merkel Arrives At Her Book Signing - Milan

Angela Merkel arrives at the presentation of the book Libertà at the Rizzoli Galleria, in Milan, Italy on December 11, 2024. Photo by Alessandro Bremec/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Angela Merkel Arrives At Her Book Signing - Milan

Angela Merkel Arrives At Her Book Signing - Milan

Angela Merkel arrives at the presentation of the book Libertà at the Rizzoli Galleria, in Milan, Italy on December 11, 2024. Photo by Alessandro Bremec/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Angela Merkel Arrives At Her Book Signing - Milan

Angela Merkel Arrives At Her Book Signing - Milan

Angela Merkel arrives at the presentation of the book Libertà at the Rizzoli Galleria, in Milan, Italy on December 11, 2024. Photo by Alessandro Bremec/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ex-German Chancellor Merkel's autobiography

Ex-German Chancellor Merkel's autobiography

Copies of former German Chancellor Angela Merkel's autobiography "Freedom" are displayed at a bookstore in Berlin on its release day on Nov. 26, 2024.

Ex-German Chancellor Merkel's autobiography

Ex-German Chancellor Merkel's autobiography

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel's autobiography "Freedom" is promoted at a bookstore in Berlin on its release day on Nov. 26, 2024.

Wax Statues At Musee Grevin - Paris

Wax Statues At Musee Grevin - Paris

Angela Merkel former Chancellor of Germany wax statue at the Musee Grevin in Paris, France on June 18, 2024. Photo by Victor Joly/ABACAPRESS.COM

Wax Statues At Musee Grevin - Paris

Wax Statues At Musee Grevin - Paris

Angela Merkel former Chancellor of Germany wax statue at the Musee Grevin in Paris, France on June 18, 2024. Photo by Victor Joly/ABACAPRESS.COM

US: Atmospheric River – Mudslides Cause Significant Damage In Los Angeles 2

A powerful atmospheric river storm continued to hit California on Monday, February 5, causing widespread damage. The storm caused destructive mudslides, knocked down trees and power lines. A mandatory evacuation order was issued as several homes were damaged in a debris flow in Los Angeles. This video shows the aftermath of the mudslide in Baldwin Hills.

US: Atmospheric River – Mudslides Cause Significant Damage In Los Angeles 3

A powerful atmospheric river storm continued to hit California on Monday, February 5, causing widespread damage. The storm caused destructive mudslides, knocked down trees and power lines. A mandatory evacuation order was issued as several homes were damaged in a debris flow in Los Angeles. This video shows the aftermath of the mudslide in Baldwin Hills.

The Village Of Missing Toddler May Be Cursed After Earlier Tragedies

The Village Of Missing Toddler May Be Cursed After Earlier Tragedies

File photo dated March 25, 2023 - (L-R) Minister-President of the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia Hannelore Kraft, French President Francois Hollande, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy arrive in Seyne-les-Alpes, France on March 25, 2015. Merkel, Hollande, Kraft and Rajoy will be inspecting the accident site where a Germanwings A320 crashed on 24 March 2015. - Residents of the French countryside hamlet of Haut Vernet where two-year-old boy Emile went missing on Saturday today referring to their home as a cursed 'village of the damned' because of its links with disaster. In March 2015, Vernet was cordoned off following a horrific air crash in which 150 people died, including two babies. Germanwings Airbus A320 was deliberately brought down by co-pilot Andres Lubitz, who had previously been treated for suicidal tendencies. In 2008, local cafe manager Jeannette Grosos, who ran the Café du Moulin, was brutally killed by a customer. Photo by Lilian Auffret/Pool/ABACAPRE

The Village Of Missing Toddler May Be Cursed After Earlier Tragedies

The Village Of Missing Toddler May Be Cursed After Earlier Tragedies

File photo dated March 25, 2023 - (L-R) German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande and Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy meet with rescuers as they arrive in Seyne-les-Alpes, France on March 25, 2015. Merkel, Hollande, Kraft and Rajoy will be inspecting the accident site where a Germanwings A320 crashed on 24 March 2015. - Residents of the French countryside hamlet of Haut Vernet where two-year-old boy Emile went missing on Saturday today referring to their home as a cursed 'village of the damned' because of its links with disaster. In March 2015, Vernet was cordoned off following a horrific air crash in which 150 people died, including two babies. Germanwings Airbus A320 was deliberately brought down by co-pilot Andres Lubitz, who had previously been treated for suicidal tendencies. In 2008, local cafe manager Jeannette Grosos, who ran the Café du Moulin, was brutally killed by a customer. Photo by Lilian Auffret/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Village Of Missing Toddler May Be Cursed After Earlier Tragedies

The Village Of Missing Toddler May Be Cursed After Earlier Tragedies

File photo dated March 25, 2023 - (L-R) French President Francois Hollande, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Minister-President of the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia Hannelore Kraft arrive in Seyne-les-Alpes, France on March 25, 2015. Merkel, Hollande, Kraft and Rajoy will be inspecting the accident site where a Germanwings A320 crashed on 24 March 2015. - Residents of the French countryside hamlet of Haut Vernet where two-year-old boy Emile went missing on Saturday today referring to their home as a cursed 'village of the damned' because of its links with disaster. In March 2015, Vernet was cordoned off following a horrific air crash in which 150 people died, including two babies. Germanwings Airbus A320 was deliberately brought down by co-pilot Andres Lubitz, who had previously been treated for suicidal tendencies. In 2008, local cafe manager Jeannette Grosos, who ran the Café du Moulin, was brutally killed by a customer. Photo by Lilian Auffret/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Village Of Missing Toddler May Be Cursed After Earlier Tragedies

The Village Of Missing Toddler May Be Cursed After Earlier Tragedies

File photo dated March 25, 2015 - (L-R) Minister-President of the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia Hannelore Kraft, French President Francois Hollande, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy arrive in Seyne-les-Alpes, France on March 25, 2015. Merkel, Hollande, Kraft and Rajoy will be inspecting the accident site where a Germanwings A320 crashed on 24 March 2015. - Residents of the French countryside hamlet of Haut Vernet where two-year-old boy Emile went missing on Saturday today referring to their home as a cursed 'village of the damned' because of its links with disaster. In March 2015, Vernet was cordoned off following a horrific air crash in which 150 people died, including two babies. Germanwings Airbus A320 was deliberately brought down by co-pilot Andres Lubitz, who had previously been treated for suicidal tendencies. In 2008, local cafe manager Jeannette Grosos, who ran the Café du Moulin, was brutally killed by a customer. Photo by Lilian Auffret/Pool/ABACAPRE

The Village Of Missing Toddler May Be Cursed After Earlier Tragedies

The Village Of Missing Toddler May Be Cursed After Earlier Tragedies

File photo dated March 25, 2015 - French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel sign the condolence book in a chapel of rest in Seyne-les-Alpes, France on March 25, 2015. Merkel, Hollande, Kraft and Rajoy will be inspecting the accident site where a Germanwings A320 crashed on 24 March 2015. - Residents of the French countryside hamlet of Haut Vernet where two-year-old boy Emile went missing on Saturday today referring to their home as a cursed 'village of the damned' because of its links with disaster. In March 2015, Vernet was cordoned off following a horrific air crash in which 150 people died, including two babies. Germanwings Airbus A320 was deliberately brought down by co-pilot Andres Lubitz, who had previously been treated for suicidal tendencies. In 2008, local cafe manager Jeannette Grosos, who ran the Café du Moulin, was brutally killed by a customer. Photo by Lilian Auffret/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Village Of Missing Toddler May Be Cursed After Earlier Tragedies

The Village Of Missing Toddler May Be Cursed After Earlier Tragedies

File photo dated March 25, 2015 - (L-R) Minister-President of the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia Hannelore Kraft, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande and Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy along with Le Vernet mayor François Balique and Prads-Haute-Bléone mayor Bernard Bartolini meet rescuers in Seyne-les-Alpes on March 25, 2015, a day after a German Airbus A320 of the low-cost carrier Germanwings crashed, killing all 150 people on board. The jet had taken off from Barcelona in Spain and was headed for Duesseldorf in Germany. - Residents of the French countryside hamlet of Haut Vernet where two-year-old boy Emile went missing on Saturday today referring to their home as a cursed 'village of the damned' because of its links with disaster. In March 2015, Vernet was cordoned off following a horrific air crash in which 150 people died, including two babies. Germanwings Airbus A320 was deliberately brought down by co-pilot Andres Lubitz, who had previously been treated for

The Village Of Missing Toddler May Be Cursed After Earlier Tragedies

The Village Of Missing Toddler May Be Cursed After Earlier Tragedies

File photo dated March 25, 2015 - (L-R) Minister-President of the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia Hannelore Kraft, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande and Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy arrive in Seyne-les-Alpes, France on March 25, 2015. Merkel, Hollande, Kraft and Rajoy will be inspecting the accident site where a Germanwings A320 crashed on 24 March 2015. - Residents of the French countryside hamlet of Haut Vernet where two-year-old boy Emile went missing on Saturday today referring to their home as a cursed 'village of the damned' because of its links with disaster. In March 2015, Vernet was cordoned off following a horrific air crash in which 150 people died, including two babies. Germanwings Airbus A320 was deliberately brought down by co-pilot Andres Lubitz, who had previously been treated for suicidal tendencies. In 2008, local cafe manager Jeannette Grosos, who ran the Café du Moulin, was brutally killed by a customer. Photo by Lilian Auffret/Pool/ABACAPRE

The Village Of Missing Toddler May Be Cursed After Earlier Tragedies

The Village Of Missing Toddler May Be Cursed After Earlier Tragedies

File photo dated March 25, 2015 - (L-R) German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande meet with rescuers as they arrive in Seyne-les-Alpes, France on March 25, 2015. Merkel, Hollande, Kraft and Rajoy will be inspecting the accident site where a Germanwings A320 crashed on 24 March 2015. - Residents of the French countryside hamlet of Haut Vernet where two-year-old boy Emile went missing on Saturday today referring to their home as a cursed 'village of the damned' because of its links with disaster. In March 2015, Vernet was cordoned off following a horrific air crash in which 150 people died, including two babies. Germanwings Airbus A320 was deliberately brought down by co-pilot Andres Lubitz, who had previously been treated for suicidal tendencies. In 2008, local cafe manager Jeannette Grosos, who ran the Café du Moulin, was brutally killed by a customer. Photo by Lilian Auffret/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Village Of Missing Toddler May Be Cursed After Earlier Tragedies

The Village Of Missing Toddler May Be Cursed After Earlier Tragedies

File photo dated March 25, 2015 - (L-R) Minister-President of the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia Hannelore Kraft, French President Francois Hollande, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy arrive in Seyne-les-Alpes, France on March 25, 2015. Merkel, Hollande, Kraft and Rajoy will be inspecting the accident site where a Germanwings A320 crashed on 24 March 2015. - Residents of the French countryside hamlet of Haut Vernet where two-year-old boy Emile went missing on Saturday today referring to their home as a cursed 'village of the damned' because of its links with disaster. In March 2015, Vernet was cordoned off following a horrific air crash in which 150 people died, including two babies. Germanwings Airbus A320 was deliberately brought down by co-pilot Andres Lubitz, who had previously been treated for suicidal tendencies. In 2008, local cafe manager Jeannette Grosos, who ran the Café du Moulin, was brutally killed by a customer. Photo by Lilian Auffret/Pool/ABACAPRE

The Village Of Missing Toddler May Be Cursed After Earlier Tragedies

The Village Of Missing Toddler May Be Cursed After Earlier Tragedies

File photo dated March 25, 2015 - (L-R) Minister-President of the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia Hannelore Kraft, French President Francois Hollande, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy arrive in Seyne-les-Alpes, France on March 25, 2015. Merkel, Hollande, Kraft and Rajoy will be inspecting the accident site where a Germanwings A320 crashed on 24 March 2015. - Residents of the French countryside hamlet of Haut Vernet where two-year-old boy Emile went missing on Saturday today referring to their home as a cursed 'village of the damned' because of its links with disaster. In March 2015, Vernet was cordoned off following a horrific air crash in which 150 people died, including two babies. Germanwings Airbus A320 was deliberately brought down by co-pilot Andres Lubitz, who had previously been treated for suicidal tendencies. In 2008, local cafe manager Jeannette Grosos, who ran the Café du Moulin, was brutally killed by a customer. Photo by Lilian Auffret/Pool/ABACAPRE

Angela Merkel Receives Honorary Doctorate - Paris

Angela Merkel Receives Honorary Doctorate - Paris

L-R : Ghassan Salame, Pascal Perrineau and Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel receives Honorary Doctorate at Sciences Po or Political Sciences Institute in Paris, France, on June 27, 2023. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

Angela Merkel Receives Honorary Doctorate - Paris

Angela Merkel Receives Honorary Doctorate - Paris

L-R : President of the Fondation Nationale des Sciences Politiques, Laurence Bertrand Dorleac, former German Chancellor Angela Merkel, President of Sciences Po, Mathias Vicherat and Arancha González Dean of PSIA at Sciences Po, pose at the end of Honorary doctorate ceremony at Sciences Po or Political Sciences Institute in Paris, France, on June 27, 2023. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

Angela Merkel Receives Honorary Doctorate - Paris

Angela Merkel Receives Honorary Doctorate - Paris

Professor Ghassan Salame, father of TV personality Lea Salame, center, and professor Pascal Perrineau (right) seen prior to honorary doctorate ceremony at Sciences Po or Political Sciences Institute in Paris, France, on June 27, 2023. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM