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

He also thanked outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz for his support towards strengthening ties between Singapore and Germany.

Friedrich Merz plunged straight into international crises on his first full day as Germany’s new chancellor, urging India and ...

Germany was long a beacon of stability in Europe, its politics often reassuringly boring. "Germany and Europe need a strong ...

Friedrich Merz’s halting path to the chancellor’s office inflamed his challenges at home and abroad, including a threat from ...

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz succeeded Tuesday in becoming Germany’s next chancellor, drawing applause and a palpable ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz sets off on his first trip abroad on Wednesday to France and Poland ...

Friedrich Merz is the tenth chancellor of the Bundesrepublik: he was elected yesterday in the Bundestag in the second round, ...

Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz was due to travel to Paris and Warsaw on Wednesday after winning a nail-biting ...

The EU’s center looks flaky, with France a mess and Germany’s Friedrich Merz making a meal of getting confirmed as chancellor ...

In Berlin, Friedrich Merz was elected Germany’s chancellor, but not without a surprising setback. For the first time in Germany’s modern history, he lost the parliament’s initial vote and needed a ...

BERLIN (AP) — Friedrich Merz succeeded Tuesday in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in ...