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Live. AfD's win piles pressure on Merz as Ukraine scrambles to fund the war

Updated: 08/09/2026 - 8:01 GMT+2

Chancellor Merz faces growing pressure a day after the AfD's historic win in Saxony-Anhalt. Ukraine, meanwhile, faces a mounting economic challenge to keep funding its war against Russia, and in Serbia, thousands attended Ratko Mladić's pompous funeral yesterday

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