Merz won in a second round of voting after failing to secure an absolute majority in an earlier round.

BERLIN -- Friedrich Merz made his world-affairs debut Wednesday as Germany’s new chancellor, with plans to immediately team up with allies France and Poland to present a united European front on ...

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

French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz were at the center of social media speculation after a ...

Germany's new CDU/CSU and SPD coalition government, led by Chancellor Friedrich Merz, faces immediate challenges.

New German Chancellor reaffirms Germany’s support for Ukraine, but says it will be more discreet about the details.

The level of trust in German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and the new government is lower than in the "traffic light" coalition ...

No sooner had Friedrich Merz announced new government positions than accusations of "lobbyism" began to fly. How is lobbying regulated in Germany — and how big a problem is it?

The data is being withheld to achieve "strategic uncertainty" and to prevent Russian Federation from gaining any advantage in ...

Germany and Israel are commemorating the beginning of their postwar relationship, with the war in Gaza omnipresent.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he is hoping for a full and temporary ceasefire with Russia starting Monday.