The European Union will introduce a new, 18th sanctions package against Russia tomorrow, June 26. This is part of the program ...

Germany expects Türkiye to use its influence on Russia to persuade Putin to come to negotiating table, Chancellor Merz says ...

The incoming German chancellor campaigned as a debt hawk. Then a source told him about Trump’s plans for NATO.

The clasped hands of French and German leaders have long embodied the spirit of European unity. Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz made it clear in an interview with the Züddeutsche Zeitung newspaper published Friday, June 27, that he has no plans to talk on the phone with Russia's ruler Putin ...

President Donald Trump says it might be better to let Ukraine and Russia “fight for a while” before pulling them apart and pursuing peace. Meanwhile, newly-elected German Chancellor Friedrich Merz ...

Merz’s key ally and Germany's second-in-command, Lars Klingbeil, is struggling to unite his Social Democrats behind his ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz expressed the country's support for Israel amid its conflict with Iran and called for a ...

Friedrich Merz says NATO leaders gathering for ‘historic' summit, expressing confidence that they will agree on 5% defense ...

Chancellor Friedrich Merz has addressed parliament ahead of a NATO summit that he said would be historic. Merz promised that ...

Mr. Brooke has traveled to about 100 countries reporting for the New York Times, Bloomberg, and Voice of America. He reported ...