Embattled German chancellor chooses papal pageturner for his beach read
Friedrich Merz has faced a string of setbacks since becoming Germany’s chancellor 14 months ago. Photograph: Ebrahim Noroozi/APView image in fullscreenFriedrich Merz has faced a string of setbacks since becoming Germany’s chancellor 14 months ago. “AI is here and is already being put to practical use.
- ▪Friedrich Merz has faced a string of setbacks since becoming Germany’s chancellor 14 months ago.
- ▪Photograph: Ebrahim Noroozi/APView image in fullscreenFriedrich Merz has faced a string of setbacks since becoming Germany’s chancellor 14 months ago.
- ▪“AI is here and is already being put to practical use.
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| Publication time | Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:04:05 GMT |
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Friedrich Merz has faced a string of setbacks since becoming Germany’s chancellor 14 months ago. Photograph: Ebrahim Noroozi/APView image in fullscreenFriedrich Merz has faced a string of setbacks since becoming Germany’s chancellor 14 months ago. Photograph: Ebrahim Noroozi/APGermanyEmbattled German chancellor chooses papal pageturner for his beach readWith his popularity at historic lows, Friedrich Merz seeks spiritual guidance from Pope Leo’s encyclical on AI Europe live – latest updates Deborah Cole in BerlinThu 30 Jul 2026 08.04 EDTLast modified on Thu 30 Jul 2026 08.08 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleSummer is normally thought of as the time for pacy potboilers and brain-soothing pageturners – airport reads that wind up sandy and sunscreen-stained.
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