German politicians are honouring US President Joe Biden’s service to his country as they absorb the news that he has withdrawn from the race for another term in the White House. “Joe Biden has served the American people for more than five decades. His decision today deserves the utmost respect,” Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany’s opposition conservatives, wrote on X. Ricarda Lang, co-leader of the Green party that is part of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government, said: “Joe Biden has served his country impressively as president. And he is doing the same with this step. My greatest respect!”…