Merz, leader of the center-right Christian Democratic Union, had been expected to easily win the vote, but the first ballot ...

Over 100 days into his second term, European officials are still scrambling to sort out what President DONALD TRUMP ’s doctrine will mean for transatlantic ties. The shock of Trump’s reemergence on ...

BERLIN (AP) — Friedrich Merz succeeded Tuesday in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in ...