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3 days ago | argus-press.com | Stefanie Dazio |John Leicester |Kirsten Grieshaber

BERLIN (AP) — Friedrich Merz plunged straight into international crises on his first full day as Germany’s new chancellor Wednesday, presenting a united front with France against U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war, demanding more aid for Gaza and announcing he soon would visit Ukraine.

3 days ago | arkansasonline.com | Kirsten Grieshaber |Vanessa Gera

Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. HALBE, Germany -- In a forest near Berlin, the remains of 107 fallen German Wehrmacht soldiers were ceremoniously interred last week. High school students placed white gerbera daisies on small black coffins, and German soldiers lowered them respectfully into a large, freshly dug grave as a military band played a solemn tune.

5 days ago | argus-press.com | Stefanie Dazio |Kirsten Grieshaber

BERLIN (AP) — Conservative leader Friedrich Merz succeeded Tuesday in becoming Germany’s next chancellor, drawing applause and a palpable sense of relief in the parliament chamber after a historic loss in the first round of voting threatened the new government's promises of stability. No other postwar candidate for German chancellor has failed to win on the first ballot. The stunning but short-lived defeat sent shock waves throughout Europe and dragged down the stock market.

6 days ago | ncnewsonline.com | Luis Andres Henao |Almudena Calatrava |Brian Inganga |Kirsten Grieshaber

Among the roughly 1.4 billion Catholics worldwide, many are keenly anticipating the upcoming Vatican conclave at which members of the College of Cardinals will elect a successor to Pope Francis. At a university in the United States, a Black township in South Africa and other far-flung locations, The Associated Press asked nine of them what they hope to see from a new pope. Nadia Makuc, 20, a junior at Princeton University in New Jersey Makuc goes to Mass daily at the campus chapel.

1 week ago | kdhnews.com | Stefanie Dazio |John Leicester |Kirsten Grieshaber

By STEFANIE DAZIO, JOHN LEICESTER and KIRSTEN GRIESHABER - Associated Press BERLIN (AP) - Friedrich Merz plunged straight into international crises on his first full day as Germany's new chancellor Wednesday, presenting a united front with France against U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war, demanding more aid for Gaza and announcing he soon would visit Ukraine. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.