Jens Spahn, the powerful parliamentary leader of Merz's centre-right, faces a reckoning over Covid-era procurement calls that ...

European Union leaders are calling for greater efforts to help meet Ukraine’s pressing military needs. The leaders expressed support for Kyiv's quest to join their ranks, but they made ...

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This was Friedrich Merz, the head of Germany’s new government, who had just completed his first visit to the Oval Office as chancellor.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany spoke rarely but reverently, and found a warm reception in the Oval Office. Now he hopes to turn rapport into policy wins.

Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday, the first time both meet since Merz was elected on 6 May.

In Merz’s long shadow, Germany’s new foreign minister tries to stand tall Johann Wadephul caught Berlin off-guard when he endorsed a higher NATO spending target of 5%.

Merz is 6ft 6in tall – so expect surprised googling of his height every time he meets another world leader for the rest of his term. Pedro Sánchez ...

Friedrich Merz delivers his first speech as German Chancellor in the parliament in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, May 14, 2025 'Cannot accept it': Senate Republicans give ultimatum to Mike Johnson ...

Germany’s designated next chancellor, the conservative Friedrich Merz, is an avowed transatlanticist who now has to face up to US President Donald Trump’s threats to upend traditional security and ...

Friedrich Merz becomes Germany’s chancellor amid economic turmoil, coalition instability, and a rising far-right, as Trump’s trade war adds to the pressure.