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Elections pile pressure on German Chancellor

Sep 21, 2026 · 26m

Summary

This episode covers Germany’s political turmoil as Chancellor Friedrich Merz faces damaging election losses to the rising far-right AfD, alongside the extradition of 18 suspects for the assassination of Haiti’s president.

Topics discussed

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