WASHINGTON, D.C.: Europe and Washington traded spying accusations on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila), as envoys met to seek ways to rebuild trust after shock revelations about the scale and scope of United States (US) surveillance of its allies.

A German intelligence delegation and a separate group of European Union lawmakers were in the US capital to confront their American allies about the alleged bugging of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s phone.

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