Mr. Merz’s tougher stance on immigration has been seen as an attempt to gain some section of right-wing voters, especially in east Germany. In light of a knife attack carried out by an Afghan ...

Germany’s Friedrich Merz, poised to be his country’s next chancellor, said he thinks the explosive exchange between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and President Trump on Friday ...

Thought Pokémon was a tough benchmark for AI? One group of researchers argues that Super Mario Bros. is even tougher. It wasn’t quite the same version of Super Mario Bros. as the original 1985 ...

Mario is officially over the hill. This year marks the 40th anniversary of Super Mario Bros‘s original release and Nintendo is rolling out the red carpet for Mario Day. In addition to launching ...

Mario Day is coming up, and for fans of the franchise, it’s an annual excuse to celebrate Nintendo’s mustachioed mascot. For those unfamiliar with the event, it happens every year on March 10th.

Alice Weidel, Alternative for Germany (AfD) federal chairwoman and candidate for chancellor, speaks on stage at the AfD election party, after the forecast of the German federal election for the ...

The German chancellor-in-waiting, Friedrich Merz, has won a vote in parliament to allow a huge increase in state borrowing that is set to super-charge the country’s military spending. The ...

"Some disappointed voters are turning to the AfD." Merz announced his dramatic shift on spending - agreed with likely future coalition partners the Social Democrats - only nine days after winning ...

The early signs are unexpectedly promising. The first step towards Mr Merz being effective on the European stage is for him to forge a coalition with the centre-left Social Democrats at home ...

A future German coalition government could take a "more rational" approach to China policy, a former Chinese envoy to Germany says, pointing to likely chancellor Friedrich Merz's focus on the ...