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What do Germans really think about Americans?

even decades after the end of World War II and a quarter-century after the end of the Cold War, roughly seven-in-ten Americans see Germany as a reliable ally, and about six-in-ten Germans trust the United States, according to a Pew Research Center survey. A majority of Germans believe it is more important for Germany to have strong ties with the United States than with Russia. Germans also give U.S. President Barack Obama high marks for his management of the U.S.-German relationship. And Germans and Americans are equally wary of international entanglements and want their countries to focus on domestic problems...

Psychologist Michal Kosinski developed a method to analyze people in minute detail based on their Facebook activity. Did a similar tool help propel Donald Trump to victory? Two reporters from Zurich-based Das Magazin (where an earlier version of this story appeared in December in German) went data-gathering.

BERLIN — President Trump's suspension of all refugee admissions and temporary ban on millions of Muslims entering the United States drew broad international condemnation Sunday — but also some support.

“For the first time ever one can say from a nationalist perspective: keep going, USA,” Germany's far-right National Democratic Party wrote on its official Facebook page.

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel has slammed the travel ban, adding that “the necessary, decisive battle against terrorism does not justify putting people of a specific background or faith under general suspicion,” German Der Spiegel newsmagazine reported, citing her spokesman, Steffen Seibert.

German business sentiment is down and it probably should be given the ascension of Donald Trump to the Presidency. Because Germany almost certainly is guilty of the trade sins which Trump claims China is guilty of. And thus if there's going to be this crusade on unbalanced trade it might well be Germany that gets it in the neck. There is the complication that Germany is part of the European Union and that's one single trade block but still, it's something to worry about:

(CNN)Were Hillary Clinton being inaugurated into the world's most powerful office Friday, there would be no question about Germany remaining the linchpin of trans-Atlantic relations.

Germany is concerned that it is being left on the sidelines by Donald Trump, with senior advisers unable to open communication channels with the new administration.

Thirty-six years ago, naïve thinking in the White House led to a US retreat across the world stage, in the face of Communism...

U.S President-elect Donald Trump warned German car companies he would impose a border tax of 35 percent on vehicles imported to the U.S. market, a plan that drew sharp rebukes from Berlin and hit the automakers' shares...

As Donald Trump is sworn into office as US President on Friday, here's a look at how Germany is anticipating his presidency.

The Israeli Prime Minister has voiced his support for moving the US Embassy to Jerusalem.

Benjamin Netanyahu spoke up after the head of the Republicans Overseas Israel Branch gave an interview to the Haaretz newspaper in which he said new US President Donald Trump was “proceeding cautiously because of concerns raised by Israeli officials.”

Trump and Netanyahu are due to meet in Washington early next month.

Donald Trump's ban on immigrants and refugees has sparked mass protests in the US and international condemnation.

The President signed an order on Friday banning all refugees from entering the States for four months, and barred Syrian refugees indefinitely.

No visas will be issued for a further six mainly-Muslim countries for the next 90 days.

Thousands have gathered at airports including JFK in New York and LAX in Los Angeles to protest the move and support those stranded.

Meanwhile a petition against Donald Trump's planned visit to the UK

Mixed messages from Washington have left Syrian Christians confused about the effect of U.S. restrictions on refugees and travelers from several Muslim-majority countries, with some seeing hope fading away.

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday that put a four-month hold on allowing refugees into the United States and temporarily barred travelers from Syria and six other countries. The order also seeks to prioritize refugees fleeing religious persecution, a move Trump separately said was aimed at helping Christians in Syria to leave.

President Donald Trump's administration on Sunday tempered a key element of his move to ban entry of refugees and people from seven Muslim-majority countries in the face of mounting criticism even from some prominent Republicans and protests that drew tens of thousands in major American cities.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel told U.S. President Donald Trump that the global fight against terrorism was no excuse for banning refugees or people from Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States, her spokesman said on Sunday.

Shares of German carmakers fell on Monday after President-elect Donald Trump warned he would impose a hefty border tax on their vehicles imported into the United States...

As the parliamentary elections in Germany creep closer, the traditionally left-leaning Green Party has announced two centrists will lead them to the vote.

Karin Goering-Eckardt and Cem Ozdemir are the choice of the 61,000-member-strong party.

Around 59 percent of party members cast a ballot.

Welcoming the outcome, Goering-Eckardt gave a nod to the US and Donald Trump’s impending presidency. She highlighted the importance of climate change and added “We will try to tear down walls, not build new ones.”

The party could be key to whatever government is formed following the September 24 election.

The Greens will stand as an independent party, but the unusual choice of two centrist leaders (rather than one moderate and one ‘idealist’ leftist), could see them asked to form a coalition with current Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative CDU.