"We are waiting for (Russian President Vladimir) Putin's agreement and we agree that if there is no real progress this week, ...

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with British Foreign Secretary David Lammy and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in ...

BERLIN (AP) — Conservative leader Friedrich Merz succeeded Tuesday in becoming Germany’s next chancellor, drawing applause ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz did not rule out common European Union borrowing for defence during a trip to Brussels on ...

The conservative politician had unexpectedly failed to secure enough support in the initial round of parliamentary voting.

The new German chancellor held talks with the Greek premier in Berlin. Meanwhile, Germany has banned the far-right ...

Friedrich Merz was poised to be sworn in as chancellor but did not win enough votes in parliament, usually a symbolic step.

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz failed to secure enough parliamentary votes to become chancellor in a major blow.

Supporters of Mr. Merz, a former corporate lawyer, say he is well-prepared and thoughtful, but critics accuse him of failing ...

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

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has issued a powerful ultimatum to Russia President Vladimir Putin to either make real progress toward ending the Ukraine war this week—or face crippling new EU ...