Watch NZ Herald Focus: Angela Merkel pledges to keep Germany safe after string of attacks

This morning on NZ Herald Focus - German Chancellor Angela Merkel has pledged to do "everything humanly possible" to keep Germany safe following a string of attacks including two carried out by asylum-seekers.

At least 77 people have died and several are missing in floods and landslides in Nepal.

And Donald Trump now says he was joking when he challenged Russia to hack into Hillary Clinton's emails.