Merkel warns over phone spying row

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says trust between the US and its partners has to be restored following allegations that American intelligence targeted her mobile phone, and insisted that there must be no “spying among friends”.

Mrs Merkel complained to President Barack Obama in a phone call on Wednesday after receiving information her mobile phone may have been monitored. The White House said the US is not monitoring and won’t monitor her communications – but didn’t address what might have happened in the past.