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  "id": 17173661,
  "title": "Germany’s Merz calls for stronger global trade partnerships",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/germanys-merz-calls-for-stronger-global-trade-partnerships",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T03:35:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/business/2026/10/30/germany-s-merz-calls-for-stronger-global-trade-partnerships"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The chancellor is on a week-long Asia tour aimed at deepening defence and economic ties with like-minded countries as global trade faces pressure.",
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      {
        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "Germany news: Friedrich Merz calls for global free trade alliance during Asia trip",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/germany-news-friedrich-merz-calls-for-global-free-trade-alliance",
        "published": "2026-10-30T04:25:00.000Z"
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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."
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