Germany's new Chancellor Friedrich Merz discussed the Ukraine war and trade rows with US President Donald Trump on Thursday ...

Germany's new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed on the need to quickly resolve trade ...

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 ...

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

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

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke to new German Chancellor Friedrich Merz by telephone on Thursday, in what he ...

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

The conservative politician lost a first-round parliamentary vote to become leader, an upset that spells fresh uncertainty ...

Merz' appointment ends six months of political deadlock in the country after the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s ...

Friedrich Merz’s unprecedented failure to win election as German chancellor in the first round of voting in parliament has ...