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  "title": "Germany news: Merz, Weidel face off after AfD state win",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/germany-news-merz-weidel-face-off-after-afd-state-win",
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  "published": "2026-09-09T08:13:00.000Z",
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  "account": null,
  "summary": "Alice Weidel and Friedrich Merz are facing off in the Bundestag days after the AfD's victory in Saxony-Anhalt has put new pressure on the German chancellor. DW has the latest.",
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        "title": "Germany news: Merz, Weidel face off after AfD state win",
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Germany’s Merz accuses AfD of promoting ‘ethnic cleansing’",
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        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "Germany's Merz attacks AfD in stormy debate after far-right election win",
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        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "France co-hosts major space summit with Germany despite US firms' withdrawals and Merz absence",
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