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Merz Pledges New Bid With France to End Capital-Markets Impasse
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he’ll launch a new push with France to try to break a deadlock on a decade-old European ...
Germany's Merz says he agreed to boost cooperation with White House on trade issues
Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday said Germany, Europe's largest economy, was ready to take over a greater leadership ...
The Chancellor Goes to Washington: Friedrich Merz's Visit to Trump Succeeded Because It Didn't Fail
By all accounts, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's visit to Donald Trump in the Oval Office was a success. But the bar was low. There are plenty of potential pitfalls for the trans-Atlantic ...
Trump says it may be better to let Ukraine, Russia ‘fight for a while’ as Merz blames Putin for war
President Donald Trump says it might be better to let Ukraine and Russia “fight for a while” before pulling them apart and ...
Germany's Merz says some US lawmakers have 'no idea' of scale of Russia's rearmament
Some U.S. lawmakers do not understand the scale of Russia's rearmament campaign, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on ...
Musk vs. Trump drama dominated in D.C., but Germany's Merz quietly walked away with a win
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump was dramatically overshadowed by the U.S.
To Berlin’s relief, Musk — not Merz — got slammed during White House visit
For better or worse, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s much-anticipated visit to the White House became a backdrop to the Trump-Musk meltdown.
Merz’s Front-Row Seat to a Bilateral Breakup He Wasn’t Expecting
Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz came to Washington prepared to withstand an Oval Office meltdown. The one that unfolded ...
Trump gifted gold-framed copy of grandfather’s birth certificate from German Chancellor Friedrich Merz
The gold-encased present, a reflection of the president’s signature Oval Office décor, paid tribute to Friedrich Trump, who ...