German Chancellor Angela Merkel traveled to Washington on Monday without a firm offer by Berlin to take in freed inmates from the US prison camp at Guantanamo Bay on Cuba.Merkel was in town for a top-level summit on nuclear security,...
Merkel was in town for a top-level summit on nuclear security, attended by leaders from around 40 nations.
Despite objections from several of Germany's federal states, who refuse to accept former Guantanamo detainees, Germany has agreed to investigate individual cases before reaching a decision.
'These discussions are still running,' Merkel said ahead of her departure...
Later in the week, the chancellor travels on to California, where she is due to meet with researchers and industry representatives in a region ranked as the world's eighth largest economy.
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