German Chancellor Friedrich Merz spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump on the phone on Thursday about arms deliveries to ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz urged the European Union on Thursday to settle a tariff dispute with the United States as ...

NATO meetings with Trump in attendance have a history of being dramatic. Back in 2017, the White House leader consistently ...

BERLIN - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz had a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in which Merz called for moderation in Israel's campaign against Iran, a German government ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has caused a stir at home after suggesting that Israel, which launched large-scale attacks on Iran last week, was doing "the dirty work" for the West. The remarks ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and German defense minister Boris Pistorius attend a formal inauguration of a German brigade for NATO's eastern flank in Vilnius, Lithuania, Thursday, May 22, 2025.

Merz’s predecessor Angela Merkel in 2007 raised the legal retirement age from 65 to 67 in a highly controversial move. But for now, the majority of German workers retire early.

Has Trump killed DEI? Davos might have the answer The World Economic Forum summit, where the liberal cosmopolitan elite gathers to network and self-congratulate, will be an early litmus test for ...

January 2022 – After two failed bids for CDU party leadership, in 2018 and 2021, Merz is selected to lead the party. February 23, 2025 – CDU and its sister party wins the federal election.