Trump said D-Day was "not a great day" for Germany. Merz replied the Normandy invasion marked "the liberation of my country from a Nazi dictator.” WASHINGTON −Another day, another startled ...

Merz's office said the new German leader, who took the helm of Europe's biggest economy on May 6, will meet Trump on Thursday — the first in-person meeting between the two.

For decades, Germany has stood squarely in Israel’s corner, its dark history of Jewish persecution shaping its modern-day policy of virtually unquestioned backing.

Merz avoided a contentious exchange with President Trump of the kind that befell his peers from South Africa and Ukraine.When Merz impressed upon Trump his desire for the U.S. to broker peace ...

In his first U.S. visit as chancellor, Friedrich Merz will discuss tariffs and defense concerns with President Trump as he looks to bolster relations while maintaining Germany's position.

President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz papered over their differences, especially concerning the war in Ukraine, during their first face-to-face meeting in the Oval Office on ...

Germany's Merz supports Ukraine with unrestricted weapon ranges, allowing strikes on Russia. Kremlin warns of increased danger, highlighting geopolitical tensions.

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.

BERLIN (AP) — Conservative leader Friedrich Merz was elected in a second ballot by lawmakers as post-World War II Germany's 10th chancellor on Tuesday — hours after he failed to win the first ...

Friedrich Merz became Germany’s 10th postwar chancellor on Tuesday after a historic stumble that could complicate his efforts to revive the nation’s slumping economy, tighten its borders and ...

BERLIN, May 6 (Reuters) - German conservative leader Friedrich Merz was elected chancellor by parliament on Tuesday in a second round of voting after an unprecedented defeat on the first attempt ...

Friedrich Merz was poised to be sworn in as Germany’s 10th chancellor on Tuesday morning. Instead, he failed to win enough votes in Parliament, which is usually merely a symbolic step, falling ...