{"id":387257,"date":"2026-10-12T19:00:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T18:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/merz-rejects-accusations-after-ministers-resignation-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T19:00:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T18:00:39","slug":"merz-rejects-accusations-after-ministers-resignation-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/merz-rejects-accusations-after-ministers-resignation-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Merz rejects accusations after minister\u2019s resignation | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/kT104oKlBb4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Merz rejects accusations after minister\u2019s resignation | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kT104oKlBb4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Fresh pressure on German Chancellor Friedrich Merz: Labour Minister B\u00e4rbel Bas is stepping down after the death of her stepdaughter, accusing her conservative coalition partners of intensifying attacks during her grief. 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