Germany's Friedrich Merz wins second vote to become chancellor German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will travel to Washington next week to meet U.S. President Donald Trump, with the war in Ukraine and ...

Friedrich Merz, the newly inaugurated German chancellor, will take a seat in the Oval Office on Thursday for his first in-person meeting with US President Donald Trump.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz gifted President Trump a gilded framed copy of his grandfather's birth certificate during their first face-to-face meeting at the White House Thursday.

Friedrich Merz, chancellor candidate of Germany's Christian Democrats, reacts following the announcement of initial results in snap federal parliamentary elections Feb. 23, 2025, in Berlin, Germany.