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 ...

Friedrich Merz takes office as Germany’s new chancellor under a cloud of uncertainty. With internal dissent, a surging far ...

Germany has tightened its border controls, and interior minister Alexander Dobrindt announced increased measures against ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Sunday that he, along with the leaders of Britain, France and Poland, aimed to speak ...

European leaders agreed on Friday to press ahead with joint action against Russia over the failure to agree to a ceasefire in ...

May 18 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Sunday that he, along with the leaders of Britain, France and Poland, aimed to speak with Donald Trump ahead of the U.S. president's ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz plans to make the Bundeswehr the "strongest conventional army in Europe." Other EU countries also have ambitious plans for their armed forces. DW takes a closer look.

A Russian drone struck a passenger bus in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region Saturday, killing nine people and injuring four ...

BERTRAND GUAY/AFP After a bumpy start to his coalition government, Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz began his tenure as leader with a diplomatic mission to France and Poland on Wednesday, where he ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk shake hands as they attend a joint press conference, in Warsaw, Poland May 7, 2025. [Photo/Agencies] After a bumpy start to his ...

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