Conceptually, competition is as axiomatic as it is phenomenal. Afterall, life would be extremely pedestrian if it was all ...

Merz has yet to prove himself as he has never held a government office. Conservative Friedrich Merz is set to be sworn in on Tuesday as Germany's new chancellor at a critical juncture as the ...

After requiring two rounds of voting in Parliament, he will become Germany’s next leader. But he will do so at a pivotal time for the nation’s economy, security and role in Europe, and with ...

Friedrich Merz is poised to become chancellor at a challenging time for Germany. But in a first round of voting in Parliament, he fell short Tuesday of getting enough votes to be named leader.

CDU party leader Friedrich Merz, set to be sworn in as Germany's new chancellor, pledged that the three parties would "vigorously get to work." Germany's conservative CDU/CSU political union and ...

Friedrich Merz (holding government document) signed a coalition deal with the Social Democrats on Monday Germany's parliament ... a success," said the CDU leader on Monday, as he officially ...

A spokeswoman for Germany's Federal Prosecutor's Office said the founder of the "Reich Citizens" subgroup "Kingdom of Germany," Peter Fitzek, had been taken into custody on Thursday. Fitzek and three ...

BERLIN (AP) — Conservative leader Friedrich Merz succeeded Tuesday in becoming Germany’s next chancellor, drawing applause and a palpable sense of relief in the parliament chamber after a ...

European countries, including Germany, are commemorating the end of ... War II Victory Day celebrations in Moscow, where Russian leader Vladimir Putin is hosting 20 world leaders for a grand ...

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz has won a parliament vote to become Germany's next chancellor at the second attempt. Merz had initially fallen six votes short of the absolute majority he needed ...