She’ll have to swallow her own fury at President Donald Trump pulling the United States out the Paris Climate Change Agreement and play referee in the heavyweight contest expected between the US leader and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Angela Merkel is increasingly being regarded as leader of the Western World.

As host to leaders of the most industrialized countries on the planet, she have no time to revel in this.

She has to content with the three macho men – Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan – pushing their own agendas to the cost of other issues – like the growing number of African migrants  entering Europe –  she believes should be given greater priority.

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