WorldGermany news: Friedrich Merz to visit area struck by fires

Chancellor Friedrich Merz is due to visit Hürtgenwald in North Rhine-Westphalia to thank firefighters and rescue workers who battled the state’s largest forest fire for days. A German Cup match between Waldhof Mannheim and Kaiserslautern was also suspended after a mass brawl, with injuries and arrests reported.

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