CDU leader Friedrich Merz, who is likely to be Germany's next chancellor, has labelled the response to Volodymyr Zelenskyy by Donald Trump and JD Vance as a "manufactured escalation". Members of ...

Friedrich Merz. The French president's comments on Friday follow reports earlier in the week that France was ready to use its nuclear deterrent to help protect Europe. Michael Witt from King's ...

Macron told the newspaper Le Monde he was ready for talks about nuclear weapons for the continent following a request from the likely German chancellor, Friedrich Merz. The French president's ...

Germany's likely next chancellor, a conservative, Friedrich Merz warned Europe should seek "independence" from the US as it grapples with the Trump administration's lack of support for Ukraine.

Friedrich Merz sharply criticised US President Donald Trump’s chief confidante Elon Musk for meddling in the German election campaign after the tech billionaire publicly backed the far-right AfD ...

Christian Democrats leader Friedrich Merz will likely be the next chancellor of Germany after his party won the majority of the seats in the country's election. Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via ...

BERLIN -Germany’s opposition conservatives won a national election on Feb 23, putting leader Friedrich Merz on track to be the next chancellor, while the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD ...

Claiming his victory in the German election, Friedrich Merz, leader of the centre-right CDU, said that his absolute priority was “to strengthen Europe so that we are independent from the United ...

Friedrich Merz, who is on course to become post-World War II Germany's 10th chancellor after the country's election, has vowed to prioritize European unity and the continent's security as it ...

Germany’s chancellor-elect, Friedrich Merz, leader of the center-right Christian Democratic Union party, said his "absolute priority" upon taking up the top job will be to secure Europe so that ...

The leader of Germany’s conservative opposition, Friedrich Merz secured a modest victory in Sunday’s national election. At the same time, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD ...