Mr Merz’s prosperous upbringing in the Sauerland, a well-to-do, rural Catholic region in Germany’s west, and his early career ...

BERLIN — The sturdiest pillars of Germany’s domestic and international identity have been pulverized with such dizzying speed ...

As Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth commented recently, an ideal American strategy would be one where Europe takes the ownership of the “conventional deterrence,” and it is implied that the U.S. will ...

Germany’s center-left Social Democrats have approved a deal to join a new coalition government, paving the way for parliament ...

Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) has approved a coalition agreement with Friedrich Merz's conservative bloc, paving ...

Germany's next chancellor is set to be conservative leader Friedrich Merz after his party, thee Christian Democratic Union, ...

Germany's struggling economy grew faster than expected at the start of the year, data showed Wednesday, in a boost for the ...

The parliament will meet May 6 to elect Merz, who will need a majority of all members of the lower house to be elected as ...

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s Social Democrats approve coalition deal, paving the way for parliament to elect Friedrich Merz as chancellor.

Germany's Social Democrats approve coalition deal, paving the way for parliament to elect Friedrich Merz as chancellor.

Germany's chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz is poised to lead a coalition government from next week after his junior ...