Germany's new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, embarks on a diplomatic mission to strengthen ties with France and Poland, balancing contentious issues such as illegal migration and defense financing. Merz ...

BERLIN — Friedrich Merz made his world-affairs debut Wednesday as Germany’s new chancellor, with plans to immediately team up ...

The Ukrainian president claimed he was ready to travel to Turkey to meet with Russia’s leader, but he also insisted on an ...

Mr Merz’s commitment to restoring a long-absent German voice to European and international debates is not in doubt, and he ...

Merz pays first visit to Brussels ... he covers NATO and the European Union and leads a pan-European team of reporters focused on diplomacy, defence and security. A journalist for almost 30 ...

At the urging of U.S. President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he would go to Turkey for talks with Russia. He challenged Russian President Vladimir Putin to show up in ...

The rocky start continued on his first full day as chancellor. Merz travelled to Paris and Warsaw to make good on his campaign promise to provide clear German leadership within Europe from day one and ...

of the European Union. But no such alliance seemed apparent between Merz's predecessor, Olaf Scholz, and Macron. Merz will visit Poland later on Wednesday to further pursue active diplomacy in ...

The conversation lasted about 20 minutes and focused on "diplomacy ... Merz has been more open on this issue, while also stating that Berlin must consult closely with European partners.

The ceasefire should last for 30 days to give diplomacy a real ... assumed office on May 6. Merz said on Saturday that if Russia rejects the ceasefire proposal, Europe will keep defending Ukraine.