Even with the announcement about resuming military aid to Kyiv, Trump’s abandonment of Ukraine has Europe vowing strategic autonomy, but ending its military dependence on Washington won’t be easy.

Germany is about to enter what its next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, calls a historic "whatever it takes" moment of significant fiscal expansion to ramp up military spending and boost its economy, ...

“Friedrich Merz is perhaps the most international chancellor ... values and stressed the importance of family. He met his wife Charlotte, who is now a judge, while he was studying law.

Security has been a key concern in Germany following a string of violent attacks in recent weeks, including deadly car rammings in Magdeburg in December and in Munich last month, as well as a stabbing ...

Friedrich Merz is on course to become post-World War II Germany ... Merz has always championed conservative values and stressed the importance of family. He met his wife Charlotte, who is now a judge, ...

European leaders lined up to show solidarity with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday, after he came under ...

Friedrich Merz, on course to become post-World War ... values and stressed the importance of family. He met his wife Charlotte, who is now a judge, while he was studying law.

Friedrich Merz is set to become the post-World War ... values and stressed the importance of family. He met his wife Charlotte, who is now a judge, while he was studying law.

(FM)" Friedrich Merz, born on November 11, 1955, in Brilon, comes from a conservative Catholic legal family and joined the CDU in 1972 while studying law. Married to lawyer Charlotte Merz ...

Friedrich Merz, on course to become post-World War ... values and stressed the importance of family. He met his wife Charlotte, who is now a judge, while he was studying law.