Friedrich Merz, poised to become Germany’s next chancellor, is charting an unexpected course in relations with President ...

With Washington growing more unpredictable and Germany's industrial base stagnating, Merz faces a stark reality ... future depends on the ability to chart an independent course between Washington ...

Germany's likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz will start trying to form a coalition ... and an assertive Russia and China. The 69-year-old faces lengthy coalition negotiations after the far ...

However, if US aid was lacking and Europe needed to offset the loss, Germany might face considerably larger sums. Merz does not know whether Trump's America will feel bound by NATO's obligation to ...

BERLIN — Germany's would-be next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, won lawmakers' approval Tuesday ... he won last month's election. But he still faces plenty of work to seal a deal in ongoing talks.

A bar chart showing German election exit poll results Based on Sunday night’s exit polls, Merz has little chance ... defence budgets and unite to better face both Russia and the new challenge ...

French President Emmanuel Macron said he looked forward to jointly working with Merz for a "strong and sovereign Europe". "In this period of uncertainty, we are united to face the great challenges ...

Germany’s embattled manufacturing industry faces a fresh slump after new orders ... the scale of the challenge facing Friedrich Merz, who is expected to be the new chancellor after last month ...