Friedrich Merz said that Europe needed to “achieve independence from the United States, step by step.” That won’t be easy, ...

Merz’s “real independence” statement would have been noteworthy coming from any German chancellor. But it is even more striking when one considers the fact that Merz is a committed transatlanticist ...

Germans have given establishment parties one last chance. Right-wing populists wait on the sidelines. PARIS — The good news ...

Four Hamas members suspected of plotting attacks on Jewish institutions in Europe went on trial in Berlin on Tuesday, in what ...

Friedrich Merz says ‘intervention’ from Washington ‘no less drastic, dramatic, and ultimately no less brazen, than the intervention that we have seen from Moscow’ ...

After more than three years with Chancellor Olaf Scholz at Germany’s helm, Sunday’s election cemented the country’s lurch to ...

Incoming German Chancellor Friedrich Merz last week said the UK and France should discuss whether their nuclear protection ...

Trump congratulates Germany’s election winner Friedrich Merz, calling it a "great day for conservatives." But Merz stuns NATO ...

Germany now faces a change of government, with conservative Christian Democratic Union party chief Friedrich Merz set to become the next chancellor. What's next for Germany's foreign and security ...

The outcome of the German election “has not resulted in a clear path to the constitution being changed to allow for a step ...

Friedrich Merz questioned the reliability of the United States as an ally, calling for better European integration ...