This same incrementalism runs through much of what Mr Merz says. Even if talks between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin lead ...

Sidelined by Angela Merkel in the early 2000s, Friedrich Merz left politics for 20 years until she announced her retirement in 2018.

Friedrich Merz, the leading candidate for Germany’s next chancellor, has said that Europe must be united in foreign, security ...

The country once seen as a climate trailblazer is in danger of becoming a laggard, as the party almost certain to lead the ...

Germany’s probable next leader talks about Ukraine, saving the economy and beating the AfD in an exclusive interview ...

Friedrich Merz is a familiar face of his conservative party's old guard. Politically, he has never come across as ...

Friedrich Merz portrayed Olaf Scholz as a ditherer who led Germany into economic crisis, while the Social Democrat presented ...

Center-right and center-left chancellor candidates clashed in a fiery debate, exposing deep divisions just weeks ahead of a ...

German opposition leader and chancellor-hopeful Friedrich Merz is scheduled to meet U.S. Vice President JD Vance for ...

President Donald Trump has regularly threatened to impose tariffs on the United States’ top trading partners, accusing them ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday took aim at his conservative rival Friedrich Merz as lawmakers convened for a final ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has described President Donald Trump's suggestion that the U_S_ could take ownership of the ...