German Francesco Friedrich won a record-extending 16th men’s bobsled world title, while Laura Nolte led a German medals sweep of the two-woman event to end the World Championships in Lake Placid, New ...

Behind "Caspar David Friedrich: The Soul of Nature" is the tale of German Romanticism in the Age of Napoleon. Caspar David Friedrich, Monk by the Sea (1808-1810). Photo: Andres Kilger. Courtesy of ...

But, although he will not become chancellor for some weeks, Friedrich Merz, who won Germany’s election on February 23rd, has just transformed his country with a stroke of commendable boldness.

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Listen to more stories on the Noa app. Hours after his election victory last Sunday, Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany’s center-right Christian Democrats (CDU), said on national television t ...

BERLIN — Germany’s new lower house of parliament opens on Tuesday for the first time since Friedrich Merz stormed to victory in the Feb. 23 election. It has been quite a whirlwind month. The new ...

Conservative party leader Friedrich Merz is poised to become Germany's next chancellor. He's long been a transatlanticist, but has made clear he's no fan of US President Donald Trump. One of the ...

After securing the largest share in the German election, Conservative party leader Friedrich Merz has met French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris. They discussed European security in the face of ...

Ten or 15 years ago, Friedrich Merz would have seemed a wildly unlikely candidate for the role of savior to Europe’s liberal democracy. Spoiler alert: He still does. If we flash back to the ...

The houses of two of Sweden’s most influential artists and designers, Carl and Karin Larsson, came to shape the country’s national identity — and now represent an aesthetic ideal. By Nancy ...

The actress is building a community of artists, thinkers and doers of all kinds, in a storied building in downtown Manhattan. By Melena Ryzik An exhibition at the Louvre-Lens in France examines ...

The talks will be led by CDU leader Friedrich Merz and SPD chair Lars Klingbeil. The SPD leadership met Thursday to finalize their negotiation strategy. The party delegation will include eight senior ...