FirstUp: Canada’s Mark Carney to meet Trump, Germany’s Merz to be elected chancellor… The news today

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet US President Donald Trump at the White House today. The meeting comes as the US president continues his trade war and talks of annexation. Meanwhile, in Germany, CDU leader Friedrich Merz is set to be elected chancellor today. He will need support from a majority of all members of the house to become the country’s 10th chancellor since World War II, taking over from Olaf Scholz

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