Can Germany’s new leader fend off the far right?
Paul Hockenos is a journalist and author based in Berlin. His most recent book is “Berlin Calling: A Story of Anarchy, Music, ...
Europe turns to Germany's Merz for leadership and stability
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?
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Germany's Scholz won't bring likely successor to key EU summit
German conservative leader Friedrich Merz, the country's presumptive next chancellor, is not expected to accompany outgoing ...
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Paris, Berlin, London prepared to send troops to Ukraine — French minister
"Those troops will arrive after the ceasefire in order to guarantee that the ceasefire is respected," Finance Minister Eric Lombard added ...
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Germany’s Power Shift: What CDU/CSU Victory Means
The incoming CDU-led government inherits a daunting to-do list: revive economic growth, achieve greater European strategic ...
Germany’s chancellor-in-waiting prioritizes ‘real’ independence from the US − but what does that mean and is it achievable?
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 return to the G7, German finance minister says
Russia will not be readmitted into the Group of Seven nations as U.S. president Donald Trump has requested, German Finance ...
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Desertfest New York to Skip 2025, Will Return Next Year
“Desertfest NYC has made the tough decision to take a break in 2025 and will return to New York in the fall of 2026.
The biggest takeaways from Germany’s election, which will bring change to the EU’s leading power
Germany faces its second change of leader in less than four years after the head of the center-right opposition won Sunday’s ...
Who is Friedrich Merz, the man on course to lead Germany after its election?
Friedrich Merz has vowed to prioritize European unity and the continent's security as it grapples with the new Trump ...
Western leaders visit Kyiv and pledge military support against Russia on the war's 3rd anniversary
Ukraine is marking the bleakest anniversary of its war with Russia, with its forces under severe pressure on the battlefield after three years of fighting and shaken by the Trump administration’s ...