German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in Moscow today (AP) as Merkel nears the end of her sixteen-year leadership of Germany. They are expected to discuss the crisis in Afghanistan, the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, and the conflict in eastern Ukraine.
Germany: A union representing train drivers called a two-day strike (DW) over a stalled pay increase. Freight train drivers are expected to strike starting tomorrow and passenger train drivers starting on Monday. Last week, a similar strike brought many of Germany’s trains to a standstill.