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Germany "underscores the need for Europe to continue to invest more in defence and take on a greater share of the responsibility for our shared security. "We're already seeing progress since allies agreed
Striking pupils in Bochum, Germany, in March. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images Under the Military Service Modernisation Act, mandatory questionnaires are being sent out to all 18-year-olds to assess their willingness and suitability for military
student, told the Guardian: “I heard the air-raid alarm and was about to go down to the bomb shelter when my windows blew in. There was a flash and two seconds later an enormous
Germany’s chancellor, who suggested the [Trump administration](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/trump-administration) was being outwitted at the negotiating table by Tehran. Two days ago Donald Trump [cancelled a trip](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/25/trump-cancels-envoys-pakistan-trip-iran-talks) by US negotiators
students in the German town of Marsberg on Monday, Merz said: “It is costing us a great deal of money. This conflict, this war against Iran, has a direct impact on our economic output
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strikes on the UAE and then an expression of regret.” Markets were unconvinced by the move from Trump, with oil hovering about $115 a barrel. The Taco trade (“[Trump always chickens out](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/29/trump-always-chickens-out-taco-investors-narrative)
strikes on Lebanon, which have killed more than 1,300 people, and its invasion of southern Lebanon. Opinion polls in the US and Europe say the war is deeply unpopular. But widespread anger against