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

The 69-year-old will be the oldest chancellor since Konrad Adenauer, the first chancellor of the new Federal Republic of Germany, who took office in 1949 at the age of 73.

Amid a labor shortage, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz calls on Germans to work more hours. Women might hold the key, but a culture shift would be necessary.

Germany, after the Holocaust, has a special bond with Israel. But a hunger crisis in Gaza is creating a demand for Berlin to ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has criticized a draft European Union plan that would force rental car companies and large corporations to switch their entire vehicle fleets to electric models by ...

Friedrich Merz, designated Federal Chancellor (CDU), is pictured during the signing of the coalition agreement between the SPD, CDU, and CSU on May 05, 2025 in Berlin, Germany.

A group of dozens of companies is pledging to invest at least 631 billion euros ($733 billion) in Germany over the next three ...

German Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil on Monday called for his government to take a balanced approach to the Gaza conflict, ...

FILE - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz waves to applause after giving a speech at a special party convention in Berlin, Germany, Jan. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File) ASSOCIATED PRESS ...

KELLY: Angela Merkel. She led Germany as chancellor from 2005 to 2021. Her new memoir, out today, is titled, "Freedom." Chancellor Merkel, thank you. MERKEL: (Speaking German). Thank you very much.