Hours after Friedrich Merz's conservatives won Germany's national election, he sent the outgoing Social Democrat government a ...

Christian Democrats won with their leader, Friedrich Merz, expected to be next chancellor of Germany. But the far right and ...

U.K. native Timothy Garton Ash is one of the world's most influential historians. He discusses what Germany’s «shocking» ...

Friedrich Merz is poised to become Germany's next chancellor. He's long been a transatlanticist, but has already made clear he's no fan of Donald Trump.

Germany's election reshapes politics, with CDU/CSU leading, but coalition talks crucial for a stable government ...

Merz aims to shift Europe away from US dependence, but rising far-right pressure and geopolitical tensions could complicate ...

French President Emmanuel Macron and Germany's conservative chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz agreed during a meeting in ...

After President Vladimir Putin ordered his troops into Ukraine three years ago, Russia restricted the flow of natural gas to ...

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To immediately free up budgetary leeway to finance his country's rearmament, the incoming chancellor plans to vote in a ...

Friedrich Merz, the man set to lead Germany's next government, says strengthening Europe and reducing its dependence on the United States will be his top priority when he takes office. His remarks ...