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  "id": 12856701,
  "title": "Germany's Merz warns extremism entering parliaments after AfD wins key state post",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/germanys-merz-warns-extremism-entering-parliaments-after-afd-wins-key",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T10:58:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Haaretz",
    "slug": "haaretz",
    "url": "https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/europe/2026-10-08/ty-article/germanys-merz-warns-of-extremism-in-politics-after-afd-wins-key-state-post/000001a1-1a9b-dbc0-adfb-db9f8d000002"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "German Chancellor Friedrich Merz spoke out against cooperating with the far-right Alternative for Germany after the party's candidate was elected president of Saxony-Anhalt's state parliament with support from lawmakers outside the party",
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      {
        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "Germany news: UK's Burnham visits Berlin for talks with Merz",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/germany-news-uks-burnham-visits-berlin-for-talks-with-merz",
        "published": "2026-10-08T13:23:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}