German Chancellor Friedrich Merz declared that “the security of our Baltic allies is also our security” as he traveled to ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is 'aware' of criticism over a gender imbalance in his Cabinet, a government spokesman said ...

BEIJING/BERLIN (Reuters) -Chinese President Xi Jinping and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in a call on Friday highlighted ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned on Friday that democracy needs to be defended against those who attack it "from ...

New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says he will work to bring Europe and the U.S. together in their approach to Ukraine.

Post-WWII Germany has long been wary of state power and unfettered spending − and that may stymie new chancellor’s plans.

For all these reasons, we are rooting for the success of Germany’s new chancellor, Friedrich Merz. He is a 69-year-old lawyer who leads Germany’s center-right Christian Democrats, the only ...

Friedrich Merz secured the top job but only after losing on his first attempt, a surprise that potentially weakens his government at a fraught time for Germany and Europe. By Jim Tankersley and ...

New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has attended the inaugural Mass of Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican. Meanwhile, a new study showed workers in Germany work fewer hours than most international ...

Germany's new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, outlined his government's agenda to lawmakers in Germany's parliament, the Bundestag. Elected in a historic second-round vote, he aims for swift action on ...

Merz, the leader of the center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU), was sworn in to office as the fifth chancellor of a reunified Germany on Tuesday evening. The neck-snapping events — with ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said his government’s top priority is to transform the nation’s armed forces into Europe’s ...