German Chancellor Friedrich Merz condemns Hamas for torturing Israeli hostages and using Gazans as shields. Citing disturbing ...

Russia accused German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Thursday of pursuing a path of "militarisation" and said this was a cause ...

Friedrich Merz received a rude shock on the morning of May 6, 2025, as he prepared to lose the “in-waiting” qualifier from his title as German chancellor. After weeks of negotiations following ...

Germany’s presumptive new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, faces challenges both at home and overseas following his conservative alliance’s election victory on Feb. 23, 2025.

News After Shocking First-Round Loss, Merz Elected Chancellor of Germany, Raising Hopes for Legal Reform While he rebounded in the second round, former Mayer Brown counsel Friedrich Merz's power ...

Musk’s intervention sparked a national debate about how Germany remembers its own 20th-century history. The chancellor called Musk’s support for far-right politicians in Europe “disgusting.” ...

Merz's longtime colleague Norbert Röttgen, who also serves as a CDU member of Germany's parliament, says Merz is a politician of conviction. Röttgen has known Merz for more than 30 years.

The choice was symbolic. Mr. Scholz’s first 12 months as chancellor have been among the most tumultuous of Germany’s postwar history. It was not what he, or nearly anyone in Europe, had expected.

Germany’s chancellor, the prominent podcast The Pioneer concluded, has had “a horrific week.” Mr. Scholz’s most recent travails come on top of a rocky start to his chancellorship.

Germany’s new chancellor has wobbled on Ukraine. Biden’s giving him a do-over German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is scheduled to meet with President Biden at the White House on Monday.

Olaf Scholz, Germany's finance minister, and Chancellor Angela Merkel talk at the beginning of the plenary session in the German parliament, the Bundestag, in Berlin on Jan. 28.