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Major news items in leading German newspapers

Xinhua, June 18, 2015 Adjust font size:

The following are the major news items in leading German newspapers on Thursday.

Die Welt:

-- The German government wants to end the dispute over "search items" requested by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) by appointing a special representative, who will be allowed to look into a list of U.S. spy targets and report to the German parliament.

Sueddeutsche Zeitung:

-- Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Wednesday that Russia would add 40 new nuclear missiles this year. The move comes after the U.S. proposed increasing its military presence in NATO states in Eastern Europe.

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung:

-- The EU countries agreed Wednesday on an extension of economic sanctions imposed against Russia because of the Ukraine crisis, according to EU representatives in Brussels. Endit