Lawmakers from the incoming chancellor’s CDU party signal an end to the “firewall” that saw mainstream politicians refuse to ...

Even as Friedrich Merz of the CDU/CSU bloc has struck a deal to form a government in Germany, the far-right AfD has emerged ...

Germany must accept fewer than 100,000 asylum seekers a year because its public services are “overwhelmed” by immigrants, the ...

The far-right AfD leads in a German poll for the first time ever. Can the incoming chancellor reverse the trend?

As Merz prepares to assume the chancellorship, all eyes are on how his administration will navigate a rapidly shifting global ...

The coalition agreement highlighted that “ [a] stable, free and secure Indo-Pacific region is of fundamental interest to ...

Friedrich Merz is set to take over as leader of Europe's top economy just as US President Donald Trump has sparked global ...

By the time Germany's next elections roll around, the right-wing Alternative for Germany party hopes to be the country's ...

After weeks of negotiations and ideological adjustments, Germany’s conservative and centre-left parties have sealed a ...

Friedrich Merz faces fierce internal criticism and sees his conservative base threatens to break after agreements with the ...

Friedrich Merz's Christian Democrats (CDU), the Christian Social Union (CSU) and the Social Democrats (SPD) last week struck ...

Asked at a news conference if he had a message for Trump, Merz said in English that the country would meet its defense ...