Friedrich Merz now heads the German government. He has vowed to make foreign policy a top priority, visiting France and ...

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

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

Friedrich Merz was elected chancellor by parliament in a second round of voting after an unprecedented defeat on the first ...

New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz sets off on his first trip abroad on Wednesday to France and Poland in a bid to renew ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz met with French President Emmanuel Macron. Merz made his first foreign trip as chancellor, ...

Beyond the immediate neighbourhood, positioning Germany towards the US, China and Israel are high on the agenda. In line with ...

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

While already planned, the trip comes only a day after Merz was elected chancellor by parliament on the second round of ...