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

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

Although Friedrich Merz has big ambitions for Germany’s international role, significant domestic pressures remain and will constrain his government’s room for manoeuvre.

Chancellor Merz welcomes 1st direct talks between Ukrainian, Russian delegations in over 3 years, calls for increased ...

Germany and the UK are increasing their military cooperation. They want to develop long-range precision weapons. The aim is ...

Germany’s finance minister said the country “is ready” to follow a 5 percent of GDP spending target, but that’s dismaying his ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has urged his European partners to do everything they can to maintain good relations with ...

Claims that Emmanuel Macron was captured hiding a supposed bag of cocaine are being promoted by pro-Russian social media ...

Officials from Russia and Ukraine are set to meet today in Istanbul for their first direct peace talks in more than three ...

The general state debt spiral should be a constant feature in daily headlines. Its prominence should force policymakers into ...

European leaders agreed on Friday to press ahead with joint action against Russia over the failure to agree to a ceasefire in ...

The new chancellor’s economic gamble and socially conservative agenda test the limits of coalition unity, as Germany ...