Germany's Merz says EU weakening combustion engine ban is 'right step'

16
Dec.
2025

Germany's Merz says EU weakening combustion engine ban is 'right step'

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Germany's Merz says EU weakening combustion engine ban is 'right step'

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VW welcomes EU's 'pragmatic' move to ease combustion engine ban

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EU walks back 2035 combustion-engine ban to boost car industry

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Russian army says has control of key Ukrainian city of Kupiansk

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US strikes on three vessels in eastern Pacific kill eight: US military

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Bondi gunmen's vehicle contained two Islamic State flags: Australian police

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Police say probing gunmen's visit to Philippines before Bondi Beach shooting

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Trump seeks $10 bn in defamation suit against BBC: court document

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Bondi Beach mass shooting appears driven by 'Islamic State ideology': PM

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Merz says proposed US security guarantees for Ukraine 'important step forward'

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