Merz's tougher stance on security and migration reflects a changing political landscape, where the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has surged to become the country's second-largest party.

BERLIN - German Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz on Sunday said he would like talks with France and Britain about sharing their nuclear weapons, but not as a substitute for U.S. nuclear ...

BERLIN: German election winner Friedrich Merz's conservatives and the Social Democrats (SPD) concluded preliminary talks on forming a coalition government on Saturday (Mar 8), promising to get ...

Germany’s Friedrich Merz on Sunday (March 5, 2025) reiterated that he was open to France extending its nuclear deterrent in Europe, as the continent seeks to respond to U.S. President Donald ...

Chancellor-in-waiting Merz wants to form a coalition by Easter and has warned it was "five minutes to midnight" for Europe to fend for itself against a hostile Russia, with the U.S. under ...

BERLIN (Reuters) -German Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz on Sunday said he would like talks with France and Britain about sharing their nuclear weapons, but not as a substitute for U.S. nuclear ...

BERLIN (Reuters) -German election winner Friedrich Merz's conservatives and the Social Democrats (SPD) have concluded preliminary talks on forming a coalition government, Merz told reporters on ...

The term exorbitant privilege refers to the benefits the United States has due to its own currency (the US dollar) being the international reserve currency.

Germany’s Friedrich Merz on Sunday reiterated that he was open to France extending its nuclear deterrent in Europe, as the continent seeks to respond to US President Donald Trump’s upending of the ...

Germany’s election winner Friedrich Merz seems intent on dropping the country’s fiscal handbrake, sending growth hopes and stock markets upwards. Call it the “Merz spurt”. Two things have ...

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz says extraordinary efforts are needed to boost the country's defence capabilities given the current security uncertainty. Plus, a day after imposing 25 percent ...