German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks during a debate at the Bundestag (lower house of parliament) in Berlin on October 16, 2024, ahead of a European Union summit in Brussels. (Photo: Tobias Schwarz/AFP)
Federal Minister of the Interior and Home Affairs Nancy Faeser attends the special session of the Bundestag's Committee on Internal Affairs, in Berlin, Aug. 30, 2024. (Photo: AP)
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrives to chair the weekly government cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin on August 28, 2024. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP)
Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani (left) shaking hands with Olaf Scholz, Chancellor of Germany, in Berlin, June 26, 2023. (Photo: Kurdistan Region Presidency)
An officer stands by as the flags for (LtoR) Germany, Iraq and Europe fly during an official welcome ceremony for Iraq's Prime Minister at the Chancellery in Berlin. Jan. 13, 2023. (Photo: Tobias Schwarz/AFP)
