Friedrich Merz is facing a critical moment in his bid to become German chancellor, as disgruntled fellow conservatives worry ...

The likely next government should have substantial financial leeway, thanks to credit-financed special funds. However, it will also face big foreign policy challenges — almost all of which are linked ...

Talk of replacing the American nuclear umbrella over Europe with the small British and French nuclear armories is in the air, ...

Friedrich Merz, poised to become Germany’s next chancellor, is charting an unexpected course in relations with President ...

In today’s edition of The Capitals, read about Meloni balancing EU and US interests in the “coalition of the willing” summit ...

A bold move by Germany’s prime minister-in-waiting Friedrich Merz to ease longstanding caps on government spending has won ...

Polish President Duda urges the US to transfer nuclear weapons to Poland, citing NATO's need to adapt its deterrence strategy ...

In a significant shift for Germany's defense policy, incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz has announced plans to revitalize the country's military, the Bundeswehr, which has faced decades of ...

BERLIN — Germany's would-be next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, won lawmakers' approval Tuesday for ambitious plans to loosen the nation's strict debt rules for higher defense spending as doubts ...