Germany’s new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, increasingly pitches himself as a pragmatist akin to Angela Merkel. But his mantra ...

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is in Rome and has met Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni. Meanwhile, the business-focused FDP party has a new leader after a poor election result. DW has more.

The first direct Russia-Ukraine peace talks since the early weeks of Moscow’s 2022 invasion ended after less than two hours. While both sides agreed on a large prisoner swap, they ...