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Rescuers search for 3 missing after German building collapse
May 19, 2026 - World 
Rescue teams in Germany are searching for three people missing after a building collapsed in the eastern city of Görlitz near the Polish border
Japanese prime minister travels to meet South Korea president for second leg of hometown summits
May 19, 2026 - World
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi hold their fourth meeting in about six months
Congo health minister announces 3 Ebola treatment centers amid ongoing outbreak
May 19, 2026 - World
Congo will open three treatment centers for the Ebola virus in the eastern Ituri province, and the World Health Organization is sending a team of experts to the country, following an outbreak that has killed nearly 120 people
Hungary’s Magyar kicks off his first foreign trip as prime minister to ally Poland
May 19, 2026 - World
Hungary's new prime minister, Péter Magyar, is visiting Poland, a traditional ally that can offer plenty of lessons on political transformation and restoring democratic norms
UAE restores power to Barakah nuclear plant after drone strike, says IAEA – as it happened
May 19, 2026 - World 
This blog is now closed. See our latest full report: Trump claims planned attack on Iran postponed after Tehran makes new proposal to end warFriedrich Merz has been embroiled in a row with Donald Trump over his war on Iran ever since the German chancellor suggested the Trump team was being outplayed in its negotiations with Tehran and said he would not advise his children to study or work in the US in the current climate.The Guardian’s Berlin correspondent, Deborah Cole, has looked at the declining relationship between the two leaders in this story. Here is an extract:Disputes over trade and military aid for Ukraine have fuelled tensions between the US and its European allies and tested the Nato alliance.Merz is struggling to revive an anaemic German economy and has said the impact of the US-Israeli military action in Iran and the ensuing closure of the strait of Hormuz has been severely damaging to European interests.We strongly condemn the renewed Iranian airstrikes against the United Arab Emirates and other partners. Attacks on nuclear facilities pose a threat to the safety of people throughout the entire region. There must be no further escalation of violence.Iran must enter into serious negotiations with the USA, stop threatening its neighbours, and open the strait of Hormuz without restrictions. Continue reading...
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