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.
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Germany: CDU election defeats and AfD rise
Haiti: Suspects in presidential assassination extradited
Pakistan: Imran Khan's sister arrested
US: Trump's controversial triumphal arch plans
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UK: Charles Spencer on media treatment of Harry and Meghan
Indonesia: BBC investigation into school abuse cover-up
Spain: Protest against Barcelona airport expansion
Europe: European Tram Driver Championship in Warsaw
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