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A referendum is approved in Cuba, granting, among other things, broader rights for the LGBT community, including marriage.
2022-09-26

Denmark's public service broadcaster DR reveals that the Danish Defence Intelligence Service helped the American National Security Agency spy on European leaders including German Chancellor Angela Merkel from 2012 to 2014. Intelligence was also collected on other officials from Germany, France, Sweden and Norway.
2021-05-31

Germany reopens shops, but Chancellor Angela Merkel warns of a second coronavirus wave in the country.
2020-04-20

Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel self-isolates after being in contact with a doctor infected with COVID-19.
2020-03-22

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. President Donald Trump hold a joint press conference at the White House. Merkel states she believes that there can be a bilateral trade deal between the European Union and the United States.
2018-04-27

The Bundestag votes to introduce same-sex marriage in Germany. With 393 votes in favor and 226 against, including Chancellor Angela Merkel, the law is expected to enter into force before the end of the year.
2017-06-30

In the U.S., Rowan County, Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis, involved in the litigation over same-sex marriage, states she will not block her deputies from issuing marriage licenses, but will not authorize them personally (her name will not appear on them, and they will state that they were given under a federal judicial order).
2015-09-14

The President of France François Hollande and the Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel call on the President of Russia Vladimir Putin to implement measures agreed on the Minsk ceasefire.
2015-05-29

The Washington State Legislature in the United States approves a bill that will allow same-sex marriage in the state.
2012-02-8

German Chancellor Angela Merkel names Thomas de Maizière as new defence minister and Hans-Peter Friedrich as the new interior minister, following resignations earlier this week.
2011-03-2