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.

Friedrich Merz, right, leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), and Markus Soeder, leader of the Christian Social Union (CSU), shake hands at the CDU party headquarters in Berlin, Germany ...

A group of dozens of companies is pledging to invest at least 631 billion euros ($733 billion) in Germany over the next three ...

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

Russia accused German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday of pursuing a path of "militarisation" and said this was a cause ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said during a press conference with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre that his ...

Germany’s defense overhaul challenges decades of restraint under the Merz government amid rising global security threats ...

But his massive package of spending, tax cuts and subsidies won’t reverse the decline of the country’s all-important heavy ...

German chancellor Friedrich Merz never got to see Germany play at the Women’s European Championship. “If it goes well we’ll ...

The head of parliament banned the rainbow flag from the legislative building. Far-right groups have rallied against the ...

By Sarah Marsh and Andreas Rinke BERLIN (Reuters) -German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is under pressure to take a firmer stance ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has hinted that a resolution in the trade dispute between the European Union and the United ...