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 ...

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 ...

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

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.

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 ...

of the European Union. But no such alliance seemed apparent between Merz's predecessor, Olaf Scholz, and Macron. Merz will visit Poland later on Wednesday to further pursue active diplomacy in ...

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 ...

Germany's Friedrich Merz made clear Friday that Berlin was back at the European top table, ready to help steer the bloc at a time of dizzying challenges, as the new chancellor made his maiden ...