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

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

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

After an argument between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump in the White House, German ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

The conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) will likely lead a new government under its chairman Friedrich ... Merz is likely to make his first official visits to Paris, Warsaw and London.

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

Amid a growing divide between the United States and Europe, the continent has sharply accelerated its efforts to address ...

Opinion Subscribers only 'Friedrich Merz's rise to power in Germany is likely ... Joe Biden's lead rather than working with Paris and London to make Europe's voice heard. Asked whether the EU ...