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

Ob Friedrich Merz diese nutzen wird, ist noch unklar. Aktuell pendelt er zwischen seiner Wohnung am Potsdamer Platz in Berlin und seinem Zuhause im Sauerland.

Die Ankündigung kam kurzfristig: Der ukrainische Präsident Wolodymyr Selenskyj trifft am Mittwoch zu einem Kurzbesuch in Berlin ein. Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz (CDU) werde Selenskyj mit ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will travel to Washington next week to meet U.S. President Donald Trump, with the war in Ukraine and trade tensions among the items on the agenda, the German govern… ...

Der ukrainische Präsident Wolodymyr Selenskyj ist in der deutschen Hauptstadt – und Berlin ist am Mittwoch von morgens bis abends wieder Hochsicherheitszone. Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz (CDU ...

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 with President Trump in the Oval Office on Thursday. (Evan Vucci/Associated Press) Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz came to Washington prepared to withstand ...

Bei seinem Besuch in Berlin erhält Selenskyj Unterstützung für weitreichende Waffensysteme – ohne Beschränkungen. Russland reagiert empört und wirft Merz vor, den Krieg zu verlängern.

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Supporters of Mr. Merz, a former corporate lawyer, say he is well-prepared and thoughtful, but critics accuse him of failing to think more than one step ahead and breaking promises. By Jim ...

Friedrich Merz won the vote to become the next German chancellor on Tuesday after a second vote in parliament, hours after an unprecedented defeat in the first round of voting.

Germany’s new chancellor said Monday that his country and other major allies are no longer imposing any range restrictions on weapons supplied to Ukraine as it fights the Russian invasion.