{"id":339507,"date":"2026-04-30T15:01:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T14:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/germanys-friedrich-merz-on-transatlantic-partnership-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T15:01:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T14:01:01","slug":"germanys-friedrich-merz-on-transatlantic-partnership-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/germanys-friedrich-merz-on-transatlantic-partnership-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany&#8217;s Friedrich Merz on transatlantic partnership | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/FgMYqZmkVoY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Germany's Friedrich Merz on transatlantic partnership | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FgMYqZmkVoY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Germany&#8217;s Friedrich Merz emphasized the importance of the transatlantic partnership during a visit to troops in Munster. 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