When chancellor Friedrich Merz made his inaugural visit to Israel on Sunday, he had no invitation in his pocket for its prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, to visit Germany.

Trust in conservative leader Merz fell to 32% in December—down 6 percentage points from 38% when the government formed in May 2025—according to a Forsa poll - Anadolu Ajansı

Germany’s parliament has approved a pension reform package that had prompted a rebellion in the ranks of Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s party, the latest instalment in a bumpy first seven months in offic

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stresses the need for European independence in security policy following the Trump administration's national security strategy, which criticized Europe. Merz rebuffed the notion of needing U.

Chancellor Merz says Kyiv and European allies have prepared a new Ukraine peace proposal and discussed it with US President Trump during their recent phone call - Anadolu Ajansı

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosted Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Downing Street after the U.S. held talks with both Moscow and Kyiv about ending the war, nearly four years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion.

Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz secured an absolute majority for a flagship pension bill, defusing a parliamentary rebellion that had cast doubt over the viability of his coalition.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his office in Jerusalem on Sunday after arriving in Israel on Saturday night for his first visit to the Jewish state since taking office in May.

The two countries' traditionally strong ties have been tested amid Israel's genocidal war on the people of Gaza.

It has been a roller-coaster of a day. Dramatic scenes from the Bundestag after Christian Democratic (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz failed to win enough votes to be elected chancellor. This was the first time in post-world war history that such an event has ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron are planning to discuss the fate of the troubled Franco-German fighter jet project FCAS - or SCAF - in the week of December 15, an industry source told Reuters on Saturday.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz sharply criticized the United States’ newly released national security strategy