Already, Merz has pledged to increase defense spending and put Paris, Warsaw, and London at the lead of a new policy to shore ...

After an argument between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump in the White House, German ...

While Merz is already setting the scene for his chancellery with an unprecedented, debt-funded investment announcement, ...

Germany's future chancellor Friedrich Merz admitted for the first time that he intended to 'discuss' expanding nuclear ...

Friedrich Merz is on track to be the next chancellor though his country’s traditional political stability has vanished.

The Christian Democratic Union party is projected to win the election, but the far-right Alternative for Germany is set for its best result since World War II.

Shares in Germany's Rheinmetall have soared 57% this year, while BAE Systems is up 17% and France's Thales has gained 22%.

Friedrich Merz, who is set to become the new German chancellor, has vowed to prioritise European unity and the continent’s security as it grapples with the new Trump administration and Russia ...

Brendan Cole is a Newsweek Senior News Reporter based in London, UK. His focus is Russia ... on him on his X account @brendanmarkcole. Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany's mainstream ...

Amid a growing divide between the United States and Europe, the continent has sharply accelerated its efforts to address ...

European markets fell on Monday as traders reacted to the results of the German federal election. The pan-European Stoxx 600 ...