Friedrich Merz’s bid to become Germany’s 10th chancellor has failed in the first round of voting in parliament by six votes.

German lawmakers are set to vote on the next chancellor again on Tuesday afternoon, hours after Friedrich Merz failed to win ...

May 8, 2025, marks the 80th commemoration of VE Day, or Victory in Europe Day. This significant day celebrates the end of ...

On Monday, the S&P 500 fell 0.6% to 5,650.38, ending a nine-day winning streak, its longest since 2004. The Dow Jones ...

A German organization is painstakingly searching for fallen German soldiers in order to identify them and rebury them, 80 ...

The first clue of the next pope’s direction will be the name the winner chooses. The announcement “Habemus Papam” — “We have a pope” — from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica is followed first by the ...

New polling shows how people in different nations view the war’s end — and the chances of a new war.

Twice in the last two days, Ukrainian drones have threatened Moscow, but it is unlikely they will disrupt the Kremlin’s ...

Because the vote is held by secret ballot, it is not immediately clear — and might never be known — who had defected from ...