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

Germany's Friedrich Merz is scrambling to secure his ascension to chancellor, after failing to win over enough lawmakers in an unprecedented and unexpected parliamentary setback.

Germany’s acting chancellor Olaf Scholz was set to bow out of office on Friday evening with a special “grand tattoo” military ceremony and a familiar Beatles tune. After three years ...

Merz is seeking to take the helm of the European Union’s most populous member after the previous chancellor's government ...

outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Friday. "I am against a quick shot, we have to evaluate the classification carefully," he said at a church convention in the northern city of Hanover.

Germany's outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday cautioned against hasty attempts to ban the far-right AfD, emphasizing that the Constitutional Court has set high thresholds for party ban cases.

With Germany's new government due to take office in days, the leader of Olaf Scholz's center-left SPD party called for a joint decision on dealing with the AfD, including a possible ban.

Friedrich Merz made his world-affairs debut Wednesday as Germany’s new chancellor, with plans to immediately team up with ...

VATICAN CITY — A morning Mass was held in St. Peter’s Basilica hours before 133 cardinals begin the conclave to select the ...

Gross domestic product in the 20 eurozone countries grew 0.4% in the first quarter, improving on 0.2% growth in the last part ...