Germany's new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, embarks on a diplomatic mission to strengthen ties with France and Poland, balancing contentious issues such as illegal migration and defense financing. Merz ...

Mr Merz’s commitment to restoring a long-absent German voice to European and international debates is not in doubt, and he ...

United States President Donald Trump has offered to join the talks that Russia’s President Vladimir Putin suggested should be ...

At the urging of U.S. President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he would go to Turkey for talks with Russia. He challenged Russian President Vladimir Putin to show up in ...

France has hit back at its enemies, accusing them of spreading fake news that European leaders had taken drugs on a train to ...

BERLIN — Friedrich Merz made his world-affairs debut Wednesday as Germany’s new chancellor, with plans to immediately team up ...

Mr. Merz needed two rounds of voting to become chancellor after a surprising defeat in Parliament hours earlier that ...

The Ukrainian president claimed he was ready to travel to Turkey to meet with Russia’s leader, but he also insisted on an ...

Merz pays first visit to Brussels ... he covers NATO and the European Union and leads a pan-European team of reporters focused on diplomacy, defence and security. A journalist for almost 30 ...

The ceasefire should last for 30 days to give diplomacy a real ... assumed office on May 6. Merz said on Saturday that if Russia rejects the ceasefire proposal, Europe will keep defending Ukraine.

The conversation lasted about 20 minutes and focused on "diplomacy ... Merz has been more open on this issue, while also stating that Berlin must consult closely with European partners.

The rocky start continued on his first full day as chancellor. Merz travelled to Paris and Warsaw to make good on his campaign promise to provide clear German leadership within Europe from day one and ...