Friedrich Merz is set to become Germany’s next chancellor, but he has a long road ahead of him to form government and hold onto power.

By Alden Bentley, Harry Robertson and Wayne Cole NEW YORK/LONDON/SYDNEY (Reuters) -Wall Street struggled for traction on ...

Mohammad Azmouz, a Syrian barber living in Berlin, said casting his first ever vote on Sunday at the age of 57 was an ...

Friedrich Merz looks poised to form a coalition between his center-right alliance and the center-left Social Democrats, but ...

Germany faces its second change of leader in less than four years after the head of the center-right opposition won Sunday’s ...

Germany's election winner Friedrich Merz warned the United States on Monday against turning its back on allies but also urged ...

U.S. government debt rallied on Monday, pushing 2- and 10-year yields to lows for the year, amid worries about the outlook for economic growth against a backdrop of sticky inflation.

Germany’s election continues a slump for left-leaning parties in affluent countries, often connected to immigration and the ...

F RIEDRICH MERZ, who is likely to become Germany’s next chancellor, used his victory in Sunday’s elections to issue a ...

The next German government faces calls to loosen borrowing rules, slash energy costs and spur innovation. It won’t be easy.

Tech billionaire Elon Musk speaks live via a video transmission during the election campaign launch rally of the far-right Alternative for Germany party on January 25, 2025, in Halle, Germany. In the ...

One lesson from an Alternative für Deutschland rally and this weekend’s election results: The Cold War never ended.