Friedrich Merz is widely expected to be sworn in as chancellor this morning, following a vote by lawmakers in the lower house ...

In January 1945 the end of the Second World War looked hopeful, but was by no means guaranteed as the Nazis continued to ...

The new German chancellor has taken a hard line on immigration, as well as against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The choice of ministers points to a tolerance for political risk, but it also assembles a team of loyalists around the new ...

Friedrich Merz is becoming chancellor at the most challenging time for Germany since reunification 35 years ago.

German lawmakers are set to vote Tuesday on whether conservative leader Friedrich Merz will become the country’s 10th ...

On May 6, 1937, the German airship Hindenburg caught fire and crashed while attempting to dock in New Jersey, killing 36 of ...

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet US President Donald Trump at the White House today. The meeting comes as the US ...

Pessimism is the German national sport, but the new chancellor will be determined to prove his compatriots wrong.

Now, Germany’s most important and powerful ally for many decades — the United States — has started undermining Merz at every ...

The Christian Democrat is set to be inaugurated chancellor on Tuesday. Coming from the Catholic bourgeoisie of former West ...

Ukrainian forces launched a strike on the Strela factory in Suzemka, Bryansk region, near the Ukraine-Russia border, leaving ...