Mr. Merz needed two rounds of voting to become chancellor after a surprising defeat in Parliament hours earlier that ...

Friedrich Merz is poised to become chancellor at a challenging time for Germany. But in a first round of voting in Parliament ...

The federal office's decision prompted blowback from U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and U.S. Vice President JD Vance ...

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is set to host the leaders of China, Brazil and other heads of states for festivities on ...

Conservative Friedrich Merz is set to be sworn in on Tuesday as Germany's new chancellor at a critical juncture as the ...

A coalition deal secured Friedrich Merz's victory as Germany's chancellor after a first-ever loss in the first round.

Israeli President Issac Herzog will visit Germany on Monday to mark 60 years of relations with the country that perpetrated ...

BERLIN — Conservative leader Friedrich Merz succeeded Tuesday in becoming Germany’s next chancellor, drawing applause and a palpable sense of relief in the parliament chamber after a historic ...

Friedrich Merz plunged straight into international crises on his first full day as Germany’s new chancellor Wednesday, ...

"We sincerely hope... that we’ll see more German leadership in European and transatlantic affairs," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on X. "This is especially important with the ...