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May 2025
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Why Merz Wants to Rebuild the Weimar All...

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In today’s episode, we cover German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s first foreign visits, food running out in Gaza as Israel’s siege continues, a US-UK tariff deal, ongoing India-Pakistan hostilities, and VE day.


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✍️ Merz Visits Warsaw & Paris



✍️ Gaza World Central Kitchen Suspends Operations



✍️ UK-US Deal



✍️ India-Pakistan Continued Tensions



✍️ VE Day



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