There’s a German saying: “Der frühe Vogel fängt den Wurm.” (Or: The early bird catches the worm.) It underscores the ...

The German parliament plans to meet on May 6 to elect Friedrich Merz as the country’s next leader, if all the parties in his ...

Lawmakers from the incoming chancellor’s CDU party signal an end to the “firewall” that saw mainstream politicians refuse to ...

The substance of the coalition deal, signed less than a week ago, has become a bone of contention — before the government has ...

World War II chancellor, the culmination of a long political career that was once sidelined by his party’s iconic leader, ...

Germany's likely incoming chancellor, Friedrich Merz, said Sunday that the country is open to supplying Ukraine with ...

The issue of supplying Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine is causing disputes within the coalition of parties working to form ...

Russia said Thursday it would treat Ukrainian strikes with German Taurus long-range missiles as "direct participation" in the conflict by Berlin, after Germany's chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz ...

German's center-right Christian Democratic Union and center-left Social Democrats have reached a deal to form a new German ...

Friedrich Merz's Christian Democrats (CDU), the Christian Social Union (CSU) and the Social Democrats (SPD) last week struck ...

Friedrich Merz, the incoming chancellor, persuaded lawmakers to let him spend more. Infrastructure will be the first order of ...

Friedrich Merz is on course to become Germany's 10th post-World War II chancellor, the culmination of a long political career that was once sidelined by his party’s iconic leader, Angela Merkel ...