Merkel Heads to Turkey to Try and Save EU Migrant Deal

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other European Union officials will travel to Turkey this weekend to try to smooth over tensions that have arisen since the two sides signed a deal last month to curb the number of migrants pouring into Europe. Under the month-old, nearly $7 billion deal, migrants arriving on the shores of Greece would be returned to Turkey and in exchange, Turks would, among other things, be allowed to travel to Europe without acquiring a visa. The deal, which went...

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