German Chancellor Friedrich Merz held a phone conversation with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. He called for support of the ...

BEIJING/BERLIN (Reuters) -Chinese President Xi Jinping and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in a call on Friday highlighted ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called on President Xi Jinping to support a joint US-European push to achieve a ceasefire in ...

Germany's new chancellor vowed to build Europe's strongest army — but experts say underinvestment, recruitment, and politics ...

Friedrich Merz succeeded in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in parliament, hours after he suffered a historic defeat in the first round.

Germany’s Friedrich Merz has formally become chancellor at the second attempt, hours after an unprecedented defeat signaled deep discontent within his coalition. In a hastily organized session ...

Chancellor Friedrich Merz for the first time publicly advocated spending up to 5% of the German economy on defense.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz has inaugurated a groundbreaking German brigade in Lithuania that is meant to help protect NATO’s ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday called for the European Union's supply chain audit law to be scrapped, though ...

Jim Tankersley Christopher F. Schuetze Melissa Eddy and Clay Risen Friedrich Merz won a second-chance vote to become Germany’s chancellor on Tuesday afternoon, rebounding from a morning defeat ...

Jaishankar held a ”good interaction” with members of the German Bundestag (Parliament), and appreciated their strong support ...

BERLIN — Friedrich Merz won lawmakers' approval to become the next German chancellor on Tuesday in a second vote in parliament, hours after an unprecedented defeat in the first round.