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Germany’s Merz ‘grateful’ centre-left SPD wants to stay in coalition after CDU’s heavy losses – Europe live
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Moroccan parties mobilise in markets and online for parliamentary elections
Moroccan parties are pushing campaigns before the September 23 vote to secure 395 parliamentary seats.
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NFL’s Azeez Al-Shaair honours another Palestinian girl killed by Israel
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German chancellor meets CDU leaders to shore up support after more defeats
Friedrich Merz clinging to power after Christian Democratic Union loses two state elections Europe live – latest updates Germany’s beleaguered leader, Friedrich Merz, has sought to shore up support for his flagging chancellorship among senior members of his conservative party after its drubbing at the polls in two state elections. Merz, who has vowed his fractious coalition government will plough ahead with an unpopular reform agenda, held an early meeting in Berlin with the Christian Democratic Union (CDU)’s leadership on Monday. Continue reading...
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Israeli attacks on Gaza kill three, including a child
Israeli attacks on Palestinians continue in Gaza despite a 'ceasefire' signed in October.
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Israeli forces arrest dozens of Palestinians in occupied West Bank raid
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Three arrested in South Africa over one of nine women's body finds
The body of Jabulile Ntimba was the ninth to be found recently in an area east of Johannesburg.