Europe · 6 February 2026 to 27 February 2026 · 9 headlines · Al Jazeera, BBC News, Wall Street Journal, South China Morning Post
Germany’s Merz warns of potential escalation as US, Iran prepare for talks
Germany’s Merz warns of potential escalation as US, Iran prepare for talks: a running story on the front pages of 4 newsrooms from 6 February 2026 to 27 February 2026, 9 headlines over 22 days.
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27 February 2026
- South China Morning Post Germany’s Merz meets China’s tech vanguard, including Alibaba and Unitree CEOs
- South China Morning Post Editorial | Merz’s Beijing trip shows that Germany realises it needs to work with China
26 February 2026
- South China Morning Post Merz’s China tightrope: German leader has warm words, hard questions for Beijing
24 February 2026
- South China Morning Post ‘China shock’ hangs over German leader Merz’s first visit to Beijing
21 February 2026
- South China Morning Post Merz the latest European leader to visit China amid tensions with US
14 February 2026
- BBC News World's rules-based order 'no longer exists', Germany's Merz warns
- Al Jazeera US and Europe must ‘repair and revive transatlantic ties’: Germany’s Merz
- Wall Street Journal Germany’s Merz Calls for Overhaul of U.S.-Europe Alliance