Angela Merkel

"The only solution is martial law on the border, putting the United States Army in charge of it," retired Army Colonel Douglas Macgregor said in 2019.

The director-general of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in China, where the virus was first reported, has previously warned not wearing masks is a "big mistake."

But the German chancellor warned that the virus remains a danger to all Germans.

The nation reported 933 new cases on Tuesday after reporting just 357 the day before.

German opposition lawmakers have called on the chancellor to prioritize human rights and transparency when President Xi Jinping comes to Europe in September.

"Let us continue to stay at home as much as possible, keep observing the restrictions," Lothar Wieler, president of the Robert Koch Institute, warned.

The German chancellor warned that lifting restrictions too soon could have an adverse effect on the positive result the nation has seen.

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.

Some have called the hack the biggest in Germany's history.

Referring to Germany's temporary seat at the United Nations Security Council, Merkel said that her country would champion "global solutions."

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.