Germany's presumptive next leader Friedrich Merz has an "absolute will to power," former chancellor Angela Merkel said on ...

The agreement was concluded relatively quickly but still took about six and half weeks, during which the country had been ...

Friedrich Merz is set to become Germany's next chancellor. Friedrich Merz, chairman of the conservative Christian Democratic ...

BERLIN (Reuters) -German conservatives under Friedrich Merz agreed a coalition deal with the centre-left Social Democrats ...

German conservatives under Friedrich Merz clinched a coalition deal with the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) on Wednesday, ...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Israel of Germany's "Holocaust shame," and asserted its support for the Jewish state during an unprecedented speech to the Knesset on Tuesday. Germany and Israel ...

With Donald Trump rapidly reshaping the world order, Germany is poised to play a pivotal role under its new government. New Zealand should be ready.

Friedrich Merz is set to become Germany's next chancellor. He has a checkered history in German politics — from challenging Angela Merkel to causing controversy by aligning with the far right.

reformed Germany’s “debt brake”, or Schuldenbremse. Restricting government borrowing to 0.35% of GDP, the brake was introduced by former chancellor Angela Merkel in 2009 to limit ...

Germany saw no mortal enemies on the horizon and viewed its safety as a function of the transatlantic relationship. Angela Merkel, who served as Germany’s chancellor from 2005 to 2021, thrived under ...