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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Friday, a day after meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House, that he encountered a U.S. administration open to discussion.

Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz bonded during an amicable White House meeting on Thursday.

President Trump plans to meet with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz next week in Washington, D.C., in the first meeting between the two leaders.

Merz's office said the new German leader, who took the helm of Europe's biggest economy on May 6, will meet Trump on Thursday — the first in-person meeting between the two.

On Tuesday, Friedrich Merz of the Christian Democratic Union was sworn in as German chancellor. The conservative party channeled a ‘green backlash’ to aid its win. Does that mean the party will start ...

On Tuesday, Friedrich Merz of the Christian Democratic Union was sworn in as chancellor, leading a new conservative government in Berlin.

Europe News: Friedrich Merz was elected as Germany’s new chancellor on Tuesday after winning the second round of voting, just hours after his unprecedented failure.

Euronews takes a look through the top 10 photos of the day, during which CDU leader Friedrich Merz both lost and then won enough votes to be elected as German chancellor.

Friedrich Merz succeeds in his bid to become German chancellor during a second vote in parliament, hours after he suffered a historic defeat in the first round.

Friedrich Merz has been elected Germany’s next chancellor after securing 325 votes in a second-round Bundestag vote, following an unexpected defeat in the first round. His win ends weeks of ...