Friedrich Merz, Germany's likely next head of government, is already trying to shape foreign policy. He is especially ...

The victory of the Christian Democratic leader in the February 23 German parliamentary elections was met with relief by ...

Polish President Andrzej Duda said Tuesday that if Germany doesn't want American troops on its soil, Poland would be happy to take them. Duda was responding to remarks by Germany’s election winner ...

BERLIN—Friedrich Merz is the clear winner of the German election ... Further ahead, he and his counterparts in France, the ...

Exit polls suggest that Friedrich Merz, the candidate for the conservative Christian Democrats who has vowed to bring ...

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk discussed Russia's war in Ukraine and European security with Friedrich Merz, the German ...

Germany now faces a change of government, with conservative Christian Democratic Union party chief Friedrich Merz set to become the next chancellor. What's next for Germany's foreign and security ...

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) FRIEDRICH MERZ: (Speaking German ... the rise of right-wing nationalist politics in Poland and creeping Chinese government influence inside the Czech Republic. A ...

Friedrich Merz is on the precipice of becoming Germany’s next chancellor. If successful, his conservatism and quest for new allies to secure Europe’s nuclear deterrent could create a “two-speed Europe ...

Merz aims to shift Europe away from US dependence, but rising far-right pressure and geopolitical tensions could complicate ...

The CDU advocates for stronger law enforcement measures, including harsher punishments. Read more at straitstimes.com.

After two torturous months of campaigning, the wait is over. Friedrich Merz, leader of the conservative CDU party, is on ...