With European security in the balance, Friedrich Merz could lead a new Western alliance, without America. But will Germany ...

Germany's likely next Chancellor Friedrich Merz questioned on Sunday whether NATO would remain in its "current form" by June ...

Germany's mainstream conservatives won the country's national election, while a far-right party surged to become the nation's second-largest party, according to provisional results following Sunday's ...

After winning the German election, the conservative leader must navigate a new era without Washington as a close ally.

Friedrich Merz of the Christian Democratic Union is set to become Germany's Chancellor after a modest election victory. Known ...

US president Donald Trump has hailed Sunday as a "great day for Germany" after an election in which conservative opposition ...

Merz had signalled openness to reforming Germany’s “debt brake” to finance badly needed infrastructure investments and a ...

Germany's opposition conservatives CDU/CSU won the national election on Sunday, putting leader Friedrich Merz on track to be ...