A German law professor whose nomination to the country's top court was postponed last week has rejected portrayals of her "ultra-left" views, as Chancellor Friedrich Merz said his coalition would take time to resolve the dispute over her candidacy.

Britain will this week sign its first defence cooperation treaty with Germany since the Second World War. Sir Keir Starmer and Friedrich Merz, the recently elected German chancellor, will both approve a pact promising their nations will assist each other if they are attacked.

He stressed record defense spending as key to NATO ties, while clashing with the far right.German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has given an upbeat assessment of his government's performance as lawmakers in Germany's lower house of parliament,

Under the new deal, NATO countries will buy arms from the United States, including Patriot anti-missile batteries, and then send them to Ukraine

Keir Starmer will meet German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the UK this week, and will discuss ways to 'go further' on tackling illegal migration following the new returns agreement with France

New energy minister Reiche unsettles sector by questioning renewables targets and showing more enthusiasm for gas than storage; Nordex and Enercon call for continuation of expansion path

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz expects his government to take decisions on a possible reform of Germany's strict debt rules by the spring of next year, he said on Wednesday.

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Jens Spahn, the powerful parliamentary leader of Merz's centre-right, faces a reckoning over Covid-era procurement calls that cost Germans billions.