Friedrich Merz is facing a critical moment in his bid to become German chancellor, as disgruntled fellow conservatives worry ...

A bold move by Germany’s prime minister-in-waiting Friedrich Merz to ease longstanding caps on government spending has won ...

Germany’s new parliament on Tuesday elected as its speaker a conservative former minister, who called for civilized debate in ...

Under pressure from Trump and with Russia menacing, Germany's incoming leader plans to revamp the country's defense posture.

The prospective next German government’s plans to enable higher defense spending by loosening strict debt rules and to set up ...

Germany's budget committee cleared the way on Friday for another 3 billion euros ($3.25 billion) in military aid for Ukraine, ...

German voters have had their say. Now their verdict is being turned into reality underneath the glass dome of Berlin’s ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's budget committee cleared the way on Friday for another 3 billion euros ($3.25 billion) in ...

Friedrich Merz, poised to become Germany’s next chancellor, is charting an unexpected course in relations with President ...

The parties seeking to build a new coalition government under Friedrich Merz are making slow progress in their negotiations.