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 ...

D-Day was 'not a pleasant day for you,' Trump tells German leader German Chancellor Friedrich Merz noted the June 6 D-Day anniversary while pressing Trump to end Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Friedrich Merz suffers shock defeat in German parliament vote to be named chancellor — by six votes - Mr Merz needed a majority of 316 out of 630 votes in a secret ballot – but received only ...

Friedrich Merz won a second-chance vote to become Germany’s chancellor on Tuesday afternoon, rebounding from a morning defeat in Parliament that threatened to hobble the next government before ...

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.

Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz has been elected as the country's next chancellor in a crucial second vote after narrowly losing the first round of voting in a surprise defeat that ...