Germany's ruling coalition collapses after finance minister sacked

Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz has fired his Finance Minister Christian Lindner, a move that has caused significant upheaval in the country's government. The reasons for the dismissal are varied, with Scholz stating that it was necessary to prevent harm to the country. Lindner, on the other hand, had been advocating for sweeping reforms to jumpstart the troubled German economy. The dismissal of Lindner has led to the collapse of Scholz's three-way coalition government, and it is now expected that Scholz will head a minority government, either alone with his Social Democrats or with the Greens.