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German politician (SPD), chancellor of West Germany (1969–1974) and Nobel Peace Prize laureate

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    Angela Merkel unveils official portrait with a surprising absence: her signature hand gesture

    Five years after leaving office, Angela Merkel finally unveiled her official chancellor portrait, painted by a previously unknown 28-year-old artist, and conspicuously missing the 'Merkel-Raute' hand gesture she was famous for.

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The war in Ukraine and its limits

The tick reports on the continuation of established patterns of Ukrainian deep strikes and Russian missile attacks, with a new but limited transfer of Patriot missiles from Poland.

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