Merkel and Trump have had a conflict-ridden relationship and in her memoir she said that for Trump, all countries were in ...

Vice chancellor, finance minister, co-leader of Germany's oldest party, the center-left Social Democrats (SPD): This week, ...

Atop a fragile ruling coalition, Germany’s new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, will have to learn to live with the elephant in the living room: Alternative für Deutschland.The AfD is not only Germany’s ...

Germany’s finance minister has vowed to lift the country’s defense spending to 3.5% of gross domestic product in 2029.

President Trump made a verbal faux pas during his meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the White House, ...

Friedrich Merz won the vote to become the next German chancellor on Tuesday after a second vote in parliament, hours after an unprecedented defeat in the first round of voting.

Friedrich Merz was elected chancellor of Germany after facing a historic loss in the Bundestag. In the second round, 325 lawmakers voted for Merz, bringing him past the 316-vote threshold. The far ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz urged the European Union on Thursday to settle a tariff dispute with the United States as ...

Germany’s new chancellor has a mission when he meets President Trump: keeping him invested in the fate of Europe. Friedrich ...

President Biden will host Germany's new leader Monday at the White House, an opportunity for the two pillars of the transatlantic alliance to reaffirm their strong commitment to NATO and Ukraine.

The candidate for chancellor of Germany's Christian Democratic Union party Friedrich Merz speaks during the TV program "Klartext," hosted by public broadcaster ZDF in Berlin on February 13, 2025.

Germany's new chancellor, Olaf Scholz, took office on Wednesday, replacing Angela Merkel. Little known outside his homeland, Scholz has some huge tasks ahead of him.