US President Donald Trump’s secretary of state Marco Rubio accused the German state of “tyranny in disguise”, further ...

The Merz-led coalition government marks a shift to the right, pledging economic revival, stricter migration policies and a ...

Germany's conservative leader Friedrich Merz has been elected as the country's next chancellor. Newsweek's live blog is closed.

Germany's domestic intelligence agency has officially designated the country's main opposition party a right-wing extremist ...

Merz' appointment ends six months of political deadlock in the country after the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government in November.

The AfD won 20.8 percent of the vote in February ... Patrick Junker for The New York Times German businesses had been counting on Friedrich Merz and his new coalition with the Social Democrats ...

Post-WWII Germany has long been wary of state power and unfettered spending − and that may stymie new chancellor’s plans.

German lawmakers are set to vote Tuesday on whether conservative leader Friedrich Merz will become the country's 10th chancellor since World War II. "As a bulwark against the AfD, Merz has to work on ...

Friedrich Merz has succeeded in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in parliament, hours after he suffered a historic defeat in the first round.

A convoy transporting heavy mining equipment from the Malian capital Bamako to Allied Gold's Sadiola mine came under attack in the Kayes region over the weekend, two people familiar with the incident ...

Center-right politician Friedrich Merz was elected as German chancellor Tuesday in a second vote just hours after his historic defeat in a bid to lead the country.