The win — on his second try — paves the way for him to take charge of Europe’s biggest economy but with his authority ...

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz was elected by lawmakers as the country's 10th chancellor on Tuesday, hours after ...

In Berlin, Friedrich Merz was elected Germany’s chancellor, but not without a surprising setback. For the first time in Germany’s modern history, he lost the parliament’s initial vote and needed a ...

Merz, leader of the center-right Christian Democratic Union, had been expected to easily win the vote, but the first ballot ...

The far-right Alternative für Deutschland called for fresh elections after Friedrich Merz's initial defeat in his bid to ...

Across Europe, in forests, fields and beneath old farmland, the remains of German soldiers are still being found, exhumed and ...

Friedrich Merz secured the top job but only after losing on his first attempt, a surprise that potentially weakens his ...

Cities from London to Moscow will be awash with parades, flyovers and memorials this week as the world marks the 80th ...

A digital radio network used for police, fire and rescue service communications was disrupted from Tuesday afternoon, with ...

Friedrich Merz’s unprecedented failure to win election as German chancellor in the first round of voting in parliament has raised doubts about his new government’s ability to carry through on plans to ...