The cordon sanitaire around the AfD necessitated an alliance with the anti-conservative SPD, even though voters had roundly repudiated the party in the most recent election. During the campaign, Merz ...

The German government aims to simplify the recognition of safe countries to expedite asylum processes, bypassing the ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Tuesday that a court ruling against the expulsion by border police of three Somali ...

He will offer pledges like sharply increase Germany’s Nato spending. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes ...

Two narratives presenting opposing takes on the classification of Alternative for Germany (AfD) as an extremist far-right organization by the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV ...

BERLIN (AP) — Conservative leader Friedrich Merz succeeded Tuesday in becoming Germany’s next chancellor, drawing applause and a palpable sense of relief in the parliament chamber after a historic ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz came through his Oval Office encounter with Donald Trump relatively unscathed Thursday -- ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is set to meet with US President Donald Trump on Thursday, hoping to build a personal ...

As Donald Trump pushes ahead with his campaign to transform the way the world does business, Germany is uniquely vulnerable. Trump has harbored a grudge against Germany since his first term in office ...

Merz's meeting with Trump is set for Thursday, June 5, and the two leaders are expected to discuss the Russia-Ukraine war, ...