True to its Gaullist legacy, France has always been wary of becoming too dependent on the Western world’s great superpower.

Friedrich Merz is on course to become Germany's 10th post-World War II chancellor, the culmination of a long political career ...

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German election winner Friedrich Merz has sealed a deal to form a new government that aims to spur economic growth, ramp up ...

Friedrich Merz, the incoming chancellor, persuaded lawmakers to let him spend more. Infrastructure will be the first order of ...

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BERLIN (AP) — Conservative leader Friedrich Merz is on course to become post-World War II Germany's 10th chancellor after finalizing a deal Wednesday to form a new government. Merz, 69 ...

Angela Merkel BERLIN -- Conservative leader Friedrich Merz is on course to become post-World War II Germany's 10th chancellor after finalizing a deal Wednesday to form a new government.