Germany's new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, embarks on a diplomatic mission to strengthen ties with France and Poland, balancing contentious issues such as illegal migration and defense financing. Merz ...

BERLIN — Friedrich Merz made his world-affairs debut Wednesday as Germany’s new chancellor, with plans to immediately team up ...

Mr Merz’s commitment to restoring a long-absent German voice to European and international debates is not in doubt, and he ...

Merz pays first visit to Brussels ... he covers NATO and the European Union and leads a pan-European team of reporters focused on diplomacy, defence and security. A journalist for almost 30 ...

At the urging of U.S. President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he would go to Turkey for talks with Russia. He challenged Russian President Vladimir Putin to show up in ...

of the European Union. But no such alliance seemed apparent between Merz's predecessor, Olaf Scholz, and Macron. Merz will visit Poland later on Wednesday to further pursue active diplomacy in ...

Germany's new Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday said that Berlin supports relaxing strict EU fiscal rules to let member states ramp up defence spending as he sought to establish his European ...

After a difficult start, Germany's new Chancellor Friedrich Merz will visit France and Poland on Wednesday, on a mission to boost ties with the European neighbours in turbulent times. Amid ...