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  "id": 17931366,
  "title": "Merz says next German president should be a woman",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/merz-says-next-german-president-should-be-a-woman",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T08:05:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Local Germany",
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    "url": "https://www.thelocal.de/20261103/merz-says-next-german-president-should-be-a-woman"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Monday said he wants a woman to become the next person to hold Germany's largely ceremonial presidency for the first time.",
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        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "Ukrainian President Zelenskyy to make surprise Berlin visit this Tuesday, Merz says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/ukrainian-president-zelenskyy-to-make-surprise-berlin-visit-this",
        "published": "2026-11-03T08:23:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Next German president should be a woman, Merz says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/next-german-president-should-be-a-woman-merz-says",
        "published": "2026-11-03T08:45:20.000Z"
      }
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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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