Germany says it will work with Ukraine's Western allies to provide military aid worth up to $500 million. This aid will be ...

BERLIN (Reuters) -Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservatives slipped into second place behind Germany's far right in a poll ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at his chancellery in Berlin, where ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has announced that the first two stages of large-scale talks involving European leaders, ...

AfD increases its vote to 26%, while Chancellor Merz's approval ratings hit a new low of just 29%, down from 43% in June - ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz have discussed strengthening Ukraine's air defence with two additional Patriot systems on Wednesday 13 August. Source: ...

Economists in Germany say the new government's lack of structural reforms, particularly to curb pensions costs, poses long ...

As the war in Gaza drags on amid reports of famine, formulating Israel policy can be difficult in a country that has long defined itself by support for the Jewish state.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany spoke rarely but reverently, and found a warm reception in the Oval Office. Now he hopes to turn rapport into policy wins.

Merz was born in 1955 into a conservative, Catholic family in the North Rhine-Westphalia town of Brilon, in central Germany, and joined the CDU’s youth wing while still in school.

Friedrich Merz is on course to become post-World War II Germany's 10th chancellor, the culmination of a yearslong political career that was once sidelined by his party's iconic leader.

German election winner Friedrich Merz has sealed a deal to form a new government that aims to spur economic growth, ramp up defense spending, take a tougher approach to migration and catch up on ...