All members of the European Union must boost their defence spending to fill gaps in the bloc's capabilities and secure ...

Friedrich Merz on Tuesday became Germany's chancellor, succeeding in a second-round parliamentary vote after initially ...

Mr. Merz needed two rounds of voting to become chancellor after a surprising defeat in Parliament hours earlier that ...

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

Germany's new Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Tuesday that simply banning the far-right Alternative for Germany would not ...

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

New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called on India and Pakistan to de-escalate after India launched overnight attacks ...

Freshly appointed German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said he is planning to quickly begin talks with France and Britain on ...

Hours after he suffered a historic defeat, Friedrich Merz was elected as German chancellor on Tuesday. The leader of the ...