Chancellor Friedrich Merz inaugurated a groundbreaking German brigade in Lithuania that is meant to help protect NATO’s ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday inaugurated a historic new brigade in Lithuania, saying that Germany and its ...

The White House disputes the account, saying the U.S. president believes Russia is winning in Ukraine but still wants peace.

Friedrich Merz visited Lithuania to inaugurate a German brigade aimed at strengthening NATO's presence and deterring Russian ...

Merz succeeds former chancellor Olaf Scholz, whose government collapsed six months ago. He was elected by MPs on Tuesday and officially nominated as chancellor by the country's president the same day.

Even the infighting-prone three-party government of Merz’s predecessor, Olaf Scholz, exhibited a high level of unity in votes. "In a European comparison, the Bundestag tends to be in the top ...