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Germany's likely next leader wins parliament's backing for huge defense and infrastructure spending
Read full article: Germany's likely next leader wins parliament's backing for huge defense and infrastructure spendingGermany’s would-be next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, won lawmakers’ approval Tuesday for ambitious plans to loosen the nation’s strict debt rules for higher defense spending as doubts mount about the strength of the trans-Atlantic alliance, and to set up an enormous fund for investment in its creaking infrastructure.