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German chancellor chooses pope’s AI encyclical over pacy potboiler as holiday read

The Guardian - UK

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announces cabinet overhaul

Nina Warken is set to succeed Thorsten Frei (CDU) as head of the chancellery. Carsten Linnemann, who had been serving as the general secretary of Merz's CDU party, is then to take over Warken's role as health minister.

Euronews

For outraged Germans, the Jens Spahn scandal is about more than his surrogate baby

The powerful politician was no stranger to controversy, but brazenly defying a ban on surrogacy that he had long defended was the last straw, says Berlin-based journalist Tania Roettger

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German Chancellor Merz hints at possible cabinet reshuffle after top CDU figure resigns

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has hinted he could reshuffle his government after Jens Spahn resigned as parliamentary leader, adding to pressure on the ruling conservatives ahead of key regional elections.

Euronews

Germany’s CDU parliamentary leader resigns after using surrogacy to become parent

Jens Spahn had criticised ‘rented wombs’ and his party is opposed to surrogacy, which is banned in Germany

The Guardian - UK

German conservative parliamentary leader resigns over surrogate baby controversy

Jens Spahn, the parliamentary head of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's CDU faction, resigned on Saturday amid mounting pressure over his use of a surrogate mother in the US despite a surrogacy ban in Germany. Spahn and his husband welcomed the child earlier this week, sparking criticisms of hypocrisy and double…

France 24

CDU's Jens Spahn resigns amid growing scrutiny over surrogate baby

Following Spahn's resignation, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz described the move as "the right one" and "unavoidable." "Credibility is the highest asset in politics," the chancellor added.

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Germany decides against conscription to replenish post-cold war military

Voluntary model with incentives will instead aim to attract young people into forces in face of growing Russian threat

The Guardian - UK

Germany inches closer to bringing back mandatory military service

The newly negotiated compromise, released on Thursday, makes the registration and medical screening of all males over 18 mandatory. A questionnaire will also become compulsory where each applicant must detail their willingness to serve.

Euronews

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump ‘very disappointed’ with Putin as Kremlin accused of building up forces on frontline

Putin also claimed Moscow has never opposed Ukraine's potential membership of the European Union

The Independent UK

German far-right AfD party files lawsuit over 'right-wing extremist' designation

The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution last week designated the AfD as a right-wing extremist organisation, meaning authorities can step up their surveillance of the party.

Euronews

German Officials Call for Syrian Refugees To Go Home: 'We Will Charter Planes and Give Them £824 Each'

Public figures in Germany and Britain have called for an end to accepting Syrian asylum seekers and returning those who have already arrived.

International Business Times UK

Serbian elections took place under ‘unjust conditions,’ international observers say – as it happened

Day after Aleksandar Vučić’s populist ruling party declared victory, concerns raised over vote-buying and ballot box stuffing

The Guardian - UK

CDU seeks to win back German voters with its own Rwanda asylum plan

Official says party favours sending refugees to third countries such as Rwanda for application processing

The Guardian - UK

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