German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is 'aware' of criticism over a gender imbalance in his Cabinet, a government spokesman said ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in a call on Friday highlighted the importance of their ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned on Friday that democracy needs to be defended against those who attack it "from ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz declared that “the security of our Baltic allies is also our security” as he traveled to ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has held a phone call with Hamburg Mayor Peter Tschentscher following the knife attack at ...

Post-WWII Germany has long been wary of state power and unfettered spending − and that may stymie new chancellor’s plans.

New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says he will work to bring Europe and the U.S. together in their approach to Ukraine.

For all these reasons, we are rooting for the success of Germany’s new chancellor, Friedrich Merz. He is a 69-year-old lawyer who leads Germany’s center-right Christian Democrats, the only ...

Friedrich Merz secured the top job but only after losing on his first attempt, a surprise that potentially weakens his government at a fraught time for Germany and Europe. By Jim Tankersley and ...

Friedrich Merz succeeded in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in parliament, hours after he suffered a historic defeat in the first round.

Germany's new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, outlined his government's agenda to lawmakers in Germany's parliament, the Bundestag. Elected in a historic second-round vote, he aims for swift action on ...

Merz, the leader of the center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU), was sworn in to office as the fifth chancellor of a reunified Germany on Tuesday evening. The neck-snapping events — with ...