Paul Hockenos is a journalist and author based in Berlin. His most recent book is “Berlin Calling: A Story of Anarchy, Music, ...

German voters picked Conservative party head Friedrich Merz to lead Germany, and by extension Europe, during a decisive stress test in trans-Atlantic relations. Can he rise to expectations?

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz, the country's presumptive next chancellor, is not expected to accompany outgoing ...

A political coalition mimicking the colours of Kenya’s national flag is due to take power in Germany, signalling some changes in its local and external policies.The group comprising the Christian ...

"Those troops will arrive after the ceasefire in order to guarantee that the ceasefire is respected," Finance Minister Eric Lombard added ...

The victory of the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) led by Friedrich Merz was met with relief in Ukraine. The ...

The incoming conservative-led government in Germany will face daunting challenges as it confronts a rapidly changing security ...

The incoming CDU-led government inherits a daunting to-do list: revive economic growth, achieve greater European strategic ...

Merz’s “real independence” statement would have been noteworthy coming from any German chancellor. But it is even more striking when one considers the fact that Merz is a committed transatlanticist ...

Russia will not be readmitted into the Group of Seven nations as U.S. president Donald Trump has requested, German Finance ...

Germany faces its second change of leader in less than four years after the head of the center-right opposition won Sunday’s ...

Friedrich Merz has vowed to prioritize European unity and the continent's security as it grapples with the new Trump ...