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Merkel vows Germany will keep pushing for 'global solutions'

By GEIR MOULSON century," she added. "But government amid persis-
BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor this conviction is no longer tent infighting since it took
Angela Merkel says Ger- shared today by everyone, office in March after un-
many will keep pushing for and certainties of inter- precedentedly long talks
global solutions to chal- national cooperation are to form the governing co-
lenges in 2019 and also has coming under pressure." alition. She said it had been
to take greater responsibil- "In such a situation, we "an extremely difficult politi-
ity in the world. must again stand up for, ar- cal year."
Closing a politically tur- gue and fight more strongly Germany's leader for 13
bulent 2018 in Germany, for our convictions," Merkel years said she set the stage
Merkel devotes a signifi- said. "And we must take on for a "new beginning" in
cant part of her annual more responsibility in our late October by announc-
New Year's address to the own interests." ing she won't seek a fifth
merits of bringing a multilat- She said Germany will push term. She also gave up the
eral approach to interna- German Chancellor Angela Merkel poses for a photograph af- for "global solutions" at the leadership of the conserva-
tional problems — a style ter the recording of her annual New Year's speech at the Chan- U.N. and noted the coun- tive Christian Democratic
she has consistently de- cellery in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Dec. 30, 2018. try is spending more on Union, Germany's main
fended in the face of U.S. Associated Press humanitarian aid and de- center-right party, which
President Donald Trump's fense. She said Berlin wants has been led since Dec. 7
"America First" tactics. wide view. Germany starts interests of others," Merkel to make the European by ally Annegret Kramp-
The fourth-term chancellor a two-year stint on the U.N. said in a text of the mes- Union "more robust and Karrenbauer.
pointed to curbing climate Security Council on Jan. 1. sage her office released able to make decisions." Merkel has said she plans to
change, managing migra- "We want to resolve all ahead of a scheduled Turning to home, Merkel remain chancellor for the
tion and combating ter- these questions in our own Monday broadcast. acknowledged that many rest of this parliamentary
rorism as the kinds of chal- interest, and we can do "That is the lesson from the Germans have "struggled term, which is supposed to
lenges that benefit from a that best if we consider the two world wars of the last very much" with her latest run until 2021. q

Bosnia: Protesters demand resignations

over student's death

killers and says he won't
leave a central square in
the city of Banja Luka until
his demands are met.
"There is no turning back. I
have nowhere else to go,"
Dragicevic told the crowd
that came out to back him.
"It's New Year's, Christmas-
time, but where is my Da-
vid?"
Protesters shout slogans including "Justice for David" during pro-
test, in Banja Luka, Bosnia on Sunday, Dec. 30, 2018. Bosnian Serb officials have
Associated Press denied shielding suspects
in the slaying of the young-
By AMEL EMRIC Bosnian Serb interior minis- er Dragicevic'. The Serb
Associated Press ter and top police officials member of Bosnia's multi-
BANJA LUKA, Bosnia-Her- over the death in March ethnic presidency, Milorad
zegovina (AP) — Several death of Dragicevic's son Dodik, has described the
thousand people rallied David. protests as "political."
Sunday in support of a Bos- Police initially said it was Tensions have soared in
nian father who helped a suicide, but the young the Serb-run part of Bosnia
launch a movement for man's family insists he was since Tuesday, when police
justice and rule of law while killed by someone else. briefly detained Dragicevic
pursuing the truth about his Prosecutors opened a ho- and several other people.
21-year-old son's death. micide investigation that is Bosnia consists of a Serb
Bosnians inspired by Davor ongoing. Davor Dragicevic and a Muslim-Croat entity
Dragicevic's quest de- has accused Serb police of- that were created after a
manded the ouster of the ficials of protecting his son's 1992-95 war.q