Clooney lends Merkel backing on refugees at Berlin talks

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday hosted George Clooney for talks on Europe's refugee influx, after the Hollywood idol offered to lend star power to help with the crisis. The meeting lent Merkel a bit of much-needed support as her liberal asylum policy comes under attack at home and abroad. "We spoke about the involvement of George Clooney, his wife (Amal) and David Miliband" in the International Rescue Committee, said Merkel when asked about the encounter at a press conference following talks with Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo.

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