CNN: Migration 'make or break' issue for Europe, warns Germany's Merkel
Berlin (CNN)Migration could be a "make or break" issue for the European Union, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in an impassioned speech Thursday ahead of a critical EU summit.
She pressed the German Parliament to back a tough but humane asylum and migration policy for the European Union, warning that if Germany fails to support that, migration issues could define Europe's destiny.
The crunch point comes at a time when Europe is already dealing with a lingering debt crisis, a rise in European populism, an escalating trade war with the United States, questions over Washington's commitment to NATO and faltering negotiations for Brexit.
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MIDDLE EAST
Airstrikes pound southern Syria, causing thousands to flee.
Syria's war: Deraa has been 'burnt to the ground'.
3 hospitals bombed in southern Syria.
Syrian forces' push into east Daraa 'could spark humanitarian crisis'.
Syrian opposition negotiator decries U.S. 'silence' over offensive.
Mike Pompeo doubles down: Syrian dictator Bashar Assad, and Iran, must go.
Yemen's president says Houthis rebels must leave Hudaida.
Malaysia to withdraw troops stationed in Saudi Arabia.
ASIA
Exclusive: China shuns U.S. request for talks on airline website dispute over Taiwan.
North Korea improving nuclear facility despite Kim Jong-un's pledge, satellite images show.
U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo to visit North Korea next week: report.
Russia, China provided nearly 9,000 tons of fuel assistance to North Korea.
Koreas hold talks on connecting roadways.
Kim Jong-nam murder suspects were trained assassins, court told.
China says it will not 'concede an inch' of disputed territories.
Explosion kills eight Afghans as they call for peace. Afghanistan: Attacks kill 29, including elders urging peace.
Myanmar’s brutal military is convicting its own soldiers of atrocities.
Indian rupee hits record low amid inflation, credit downgrade.
AFRICA
EU leaders push ahead with plan to screen migrants in Africa.
Libya navy bemoans lack of EU support over migrants.
Haftar's forces say they have captured Libyan city of Derna.
UN to vote on curbing peacekeeping troops in Sudan's Darfur.
Nigerian villagers bury their dead after attacks, then flee.
Ethiopia, Eritrea leaders to meet ‘soon’ in surprising thaw.
Kenya's president says no one immune from prosecution in graft crackdown.
At least 15 dead, 70 injured in Kenya market fire.
New Madagascar PM vows 'free' elections.
Study: Air pollution kills 1 in 5 infants in sub-Saharan Africa.
EUROPE
Migrant crisis: EU summit divided amid migration row.
Trump-Putin meeting to follow NATO gathering at tense moment.
Trump-Putin summit to be held in Finland on 16 July. Putin-Trump meeting set for July 16 in Helsinki, Kremlin confirms.
Italy threatens to throw EU migration summit into chaos.
EU mulls controversial plan to send migrants to Africa for screening.
Angela Merkel fights for future in parliament as EU migration summit beckons. Migration issue is a make-or-break for the EU, says Merkel.
May to talk Brexit with EU leaders impatient for progress.
French President Emmanuel Macron reinstates national service for all 16-year-olds.
Netherlands partially bans burqas in public.
AMERICAS
5 dead in shooting at newspaper building in Maryland, suspect in custody.
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, Republicans clash in fiery hearing.
Trump plays coy on Russia election meddling ahead of Putin talks.
Kelly expected to leave White House this summer: WSJ.
Justice Kennedy retiring, giving Trump pivotal court pick.
Rosenstein, Wray face angry House Republicans in hearing.
ICE barricades DC headquarters to block protester 'occupation'.
US Senators introduce bill to set 'stringent' oversight of North Korea talks.
Far-right candidate Bolsonaro leads Brazil presidential election poll.
Mike Pence is a 'poisonous viper', Venezuela's Maduro says.
U.S. tells Nicaragua to return police vehicles due to human rights abuses.
Toronto Mayor warns city cannot handle surge in asylum seekers amid Trump immigration crackdown.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
Iraq PM orders 'immediate' execution of death row jihadists.
Would-be Islamic State female suicide bombers recruited on social media show no remorse.
Report: Britain knew U.S. was mistreating terror detainees after 9/11.
Jihadists try to rally opposition in southern Syria.
Confirmed: First evidence of Iranian-controlled militia involvement in southern Syria.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
US tech stocks jump; Amazon deal shakes health care firms.
US Fed: Deutsche Bank fails 'stress test'.
Iran sanctions could soon push oil prices above $90 a barrel, Bank of America Merrill Lynch says.
Debt for US corporations tops $6 trillion.
Lafarge cement giant in terrorist funding probe. French firm Lafarge charged with complicity in Syria crimes against humanity.
Facebook and Google use 'dark patterns' around privacy settings, report says.
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