Angela Merkel

The documents are part of a research project being conducted at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research in Braunschweig, which will conduct blood tests in the general public for antibodies produced against the virus.

"Even from domestic quarantine, the Chancellor will continue her official business," the German leader's spokesperson said.

At least nine people were killed in the shootings in the city of Hanau, Germany, on Wednesday night, police said.

Sixty-four percent of respondents said they had "no confidence" in Trump to "do the right thing."

The West is facing security threats unlike any since the end of the Cold War, but a dearth of leadership continues to plague the alliance.

"I have German in my blood," President Donald Trump said, announcing his plans to visit Germany "maybe soon."

At their G7 meeting, the president also said he may soon undertake his first bilateral visit to Germany since taking office.

Merkel noted that people still have an obligation to "oppose all tendencies that seek to destroy democracy. This includes right-wing extremism."

"Must have been an 'awkward' moment for Angela Merkel to sit in ceremony as the Allies commemorated D-Day," Huckabee tweeted.

It's not great.

"In short, we have to work together rather than alone," the German chancellor told Harvard alumni.

The four-term chancellor said young Germans must face "the specters of the past."

First daughter-in-law and 2020 Donald Trump campaign adviser Lara Trump said Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel allowing in refugees is one of "the worst things that has ever happened to Germany."

"We, as Europeans, want to play an active part" in China's Belt and Road Initiative, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said.

"Any U.S. diplomat who acts like a high commissioner of an occupying power must learn that our tolerance also knows its limits," Wolfgang Kubicki, a deputy speaker of parliament said.

"I find it shocking that, in such a short time, he has managed to rip apart a relationship that has taken decades to build," said former German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel.

At the same time, the French government assured its population it would never cede the once-disputed Alsace-Lorraine territory to Germany, nor would locals be forced to speak German.

The president has lobbed attacks at the leaders of some of America's closest allies, as well as those of international rivals.

"The threat of car tariffs is still on the table," said Eric Schweitzer, president of the Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel "talks about things that you get the impression Trump doesn't fully grasp," a senior German official said of the two leaders.

Angela Merkel's preferred successor won leadership of Germany's most powerful party at a time when the country and the EU are in crisis.

British Prime Minister Theresa May has traveled to mainland Europe in a bid to rescue her failing Brexit agreement.

Harvard said the German chancellor will be its principal speaker at the ceremony next May.

The women list include business leaders, entrepreneurs, investors, scientists, philanthropists and CEOs.

"We know that we can only solve things through being reasonable and through dialogue," the German chancellor said.

"There are too many powers that wish to thwart us," French President Emmanuel Macron warned in a speech before the German parliament.

"We have to protect ourselves with respect to China, Russia and even the United States of America," the French president told Europe 1 radio last week, calling for the formation of a "true European army."

The German chancellor's support of French President Emmanuel Macron's calls for a unified European force came as U.S. President Donald Trump criticized the idea, mocking France's loss to the Nazis in World War II.

Heiko Maas believes the return of Democrats to power in the House of Representatives could lead to greater cooperation from the United States when it comes to international affairs.

Poll results showed that 62.2 percent of respondents said Merkel should resign at the beginning of 2019.