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US President Barack Obama (L) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel shake hands after a press conference after their bilateral talks at the Herrenhausen Palace in Hanover, on April 24, 2016. Obama is in Germany on the last leg of his tour of Europe and the Gulf, planning to underscore close ties with Chancellor Angela Merkel and make the case for a controversial transatlantic free trade agreement (TTIP). / AFP PHOTO / John MACDOUGALL