New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says he will work to bring Europe and the U.S. together in their approach to Ukraine.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday urged the West not to be divided on Ukraine and said he was working to ensure ...

European allies have stressed the urgency of growing and improving their military capabilities to counter Russia.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is fundamentally prepared to allow Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit ...

The European Union is ready to impose tougher sanctions on Russia if progress on ending the war in Ukraine is not made this ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned that further concessions from Ukraine during negotiations would be unreasonable if ...

BERLIN - Germany's new Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday urged the West not to be divided on Ukraine and vowed to ...

In his maiden speech as chancellor to Germany's Bundestag, Merz tried to position himself as a unifying centrist figure.

Germany's newly elected chancellor, Friedrich Merz, called for Berlin to transform its Bundeswehr into the "strongest conventional army in Europe" in his first major speech to parliament.

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz failed to secure enough parliamentary votes to become chancellor in a major blow.

Supporters of Mr. Merz, a former corporate lawyer, say he is well-prepared and thoughtful, but critics accuse him of failing ...

Friedrich Merz was poised to be sworn in as chancellor but did not win enough votes in parliament, usually a symbolic step.