The likely next chancellor is unpopular, and his country’s economy has stalled. But his penchant for risks could help lead to ...

South Korea's Industry Minister Ahn Duk-geun will travel to Washington D.C. from Wednesday through to Friday to press again ...

Friedrich Merz has vowed to prioritize European unity and the continent's security as it grapples with the new Trump ...

Germany’s mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won the country’s national election, ensuring that Ukraine has an ...

Germany's conservative election winner Friedrich Merz said Monday he would seek talks with the centre-left to speedily build ...

Friedrich Merz said that Europe needed to “achieve independence from the United States, step by step.” That won’t be easy, ...

Friedrich Merz, the presumptive chancellor of Germany, has confirmed he will seek a coalition with the social democratic SPD ...

Friedrich Merz wants to form a government by Easter, but will face significant hurdles as he tries to find a compromise over ...

The German electorate has backed conservative Friedrich Merz to lead Germany, and by extension Europe, during a decisive stress test in trans-Atlantic relations. Can he rise to expectations?

The leader of the conservative Christian Democrats celebrated as exit polls indicated they had won Sunday’s election, which ...