Recruiting tens of thousands of extra troops will be a big challenge for Berlin and will likely spark a fresh debate on ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says he found President Donald Trump open to discussion and is convinced that Washington ...

Germany’s defense chief said his country will need to boost its armed forces by as many as 60,000 active soldiers as NATO ...

Germany and its NATO partners are prepared to defend every inch of the alliance's territory, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Thursday at a military ceremony in Vilnius to mark the establishment of a ...

According to Kahl, the Kremlin no longer believes NATO will uphold its mutual defense guarantees under Article 5 and may ...

The NATO secretary general has issued a ominous statement to British mothers telling them their beloved sons might have to ...

BERLIN (AP) — 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 and ...

He reiterated that the U.S. remains committed to NATO, particularly as Germany and others boost their defense spending. Trump has in the past suggested that the U.S. might abandon its commitments ...

BRUSSELS-Germany will need up to 60,000 additional troops under new Nato targets for weapons and personnel, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said on June 5, as the alliance beefs up its forces to ...

He reiterated that the U.S. remains committed to NATO, particularly as Germany and others boost their defense spending. Trump has in the past suggested that the U.S. might abandon its commitments ...

Squeezed by the two sides, Mr. Merz has been trying to juggle how to move Germany toward more of a leadership role in NATO — without antagonizing a more militaristic Russia. Last week ...