Merz: Germany faces a "tectonic shift" after AfD victory
The BBC Global News Podcast delivers a comprehensive update on pivotal global developments, from the far-right AFD’s electoral surge in Germany and the controversial funeral of war criminal Ratko Mladić to escalating Israeli strikes in Lebanon and relentless drone attacks on Kyiv. It also
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