The morning of May 6th was meant to be a routine final stage in the choreography of the handover of power to Friedrich Merz as chancellor, with a vote of MPs in the Bundestag, the lower house of ...

Friedrich Merz has succeeded in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in parliament, hours after ...

Friedrich Merz’s historic failure to win election as German chancellor in the first round of voting in parliament raises doubts about the new government’s ability to push Europe’s largest economy out ...

Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz has narrowly lost a vote to become the next chancellor. Follow Newsweek's live blog.

Mr. Merz is a product of the Sauerland in Germany’s wealthy west, a region that defines his politics and persona. During his campaign, he ran on the slogan “More Sauerland for Germany,” evoking the ...

Cities from London to Moscow will be awash with parades, flyovers and memorials this week as the world marks the 80th ...

Reviving fading stories from the Holocaust is personal for novelist Jennifer Coburn. While they were still safe in New York City in the late 1930s, Coburn’s paternal grandparents had made a plan to ...

The Trump administration has sent an unmistakable message to Europe: You’re on your own. But armies in Western Europe need a serious influx of funds and expertise to prepare for the worst-case ...

President Trump’s new import taxes are based not on specific goods like cars or steel, but on how he thinks other countries ...

Germany's new coalition government will be sworn in on May 6, with chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz picking close allies ...

The Baltic may be one of the smallest seas in the world but you can still enjoy a wonderful holiday on the water here. Follow ...

Central Berlin was in ruins after the Red Army completed the Allied victory over the Nazis in an intense fight for the German ...