Friedrich Merz now heads the German government. He has vowed to make foreign policy a top priority, visiting France and ...

Mr Merz and French president Emmanuel Macron — both firm believers in the European Union — used their first meeting since the German leader’s appointment on Tuesday to present a united front in the ...

He also thanked outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz for his support towards strengthening ties between Singapore and Germany.

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz was elected chancellor by parliament on Tuesday in a second round of voting after an unprecedented defeat on the first attempt got his coalition government ...

BERLIN/PARIS - New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced a reset in French-German relations to help Europe overcome the ...

A Hong Kong Wednesday Sotheby's auction of the Piprahwa gems linked to the Buddha was postponed Tuesday after India ...

Friedrich Merz, the new German Chancellor, embarks on his first international trip to France, marking a reset in Franco-German relations. The alliance aims to bolster Europe's security and economic ...

Katharina Reiche, a conservative from Chancellor Friedrich Merz's CDU, has big shoes to fill after predecessor Habeck’s ...

New German chancellor Friedrich Merz says EU countries should "quickly" ratify a free-trade deal with the Mercosur bloc that ...

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