Not so long ago, European corporate bosses were worried about missing out on the “Trump bump”. U.S. President Donald Trump’s ...

Already, Merz has pledged to increase defense spending and put Paris, Warsaw, and London at the lead of a new policy to shore ...

While Merz is already setting the scene for his chancellery with an unprecedented, debt-funded investment announcement, ...

Friedrich Merz is on track to be the next chancellor though his country’s traditional political stability has vanished.

Germany's future chancellor Friedrich Merz admitted for the first time that he intended to 'discuss' expanding nuclear ...

The Christian Democratic Union party is projected to win the election, but the far-right Alternative for Germany is set for its best result since World War II.

Brendan Cole is a Newsweek Senior News Reporter based in London, UK. His focus is Russia ... on him on his X account @brendanmarkcole. Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany's mainstream ...

Shares in Germany's Rheinmetall have soared 57% this year, while BAE Systems is up 17% and France's Thales has gained 22%.

Friedrich Merz, who is set to become the new German chancellor, has vowed to prioritise European unity and the continent’s security as it grapples with the new Trump administration and Russia ...

European markets fell on Monday as traders reacted to the results of the German federal election. The pan-European Stoxx 600 ...

Feb. 23 (UPI) --Millions of Germans are deciding the next chancellor in snap elections Sunday with the center-right Christian Democratic Union party widely projected to win and its candidate ...