https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/germany-s-merz-cancels-phone-call-with-trump-after-social-media-post-celebrating-afd-winContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/germany-s-merz-cancels-phone-call-with-trump-after-social-media-post-celebrating-afd-winhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/germany-s-merz-cancels-phone-call-with-trump-after-social-media-post-celebrating-afd-win#u63986Thu, 10 Sep 2026 13:42:57 +0000German leader Friedrich Merz cancelled an upcoming phone call with US President Donald Trump following a social media post where Trump celebrated a landslide election win by the far-right Alternative for Germany party using the slogan Make Germany Great Again. The diplomatic snub highlights growing friction between Berlin and Washington over foreign interference and the rise of nationalist political factions in Europe. Concurrently, regional security tensions escalated as a Russian drone strike killed two people at the Starokozache border checkpoint connecting Ukraine and Moldova, halting loca