World Sep 21 Germany's Merz faces election defeats, but no sign of leadership challenge By Geir Moulson, Associated Press
World Sep 20 Merz vows to press ahead with reforms after party's historic defeat in 2 German state elections Should the Christian Democratic Union stay below 5% in the final vote count, it would mean that the party would fail for the first time to win seats in a state legislature anywhere in Germany. By Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press
World Jul 09 Germany agrees on deal to buy long-range U.S. Tomahawk missiles, Merz says The agreement on the long-range missiles, which are used to strike targets deep inside enemy territory, was reached this week on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Turkey's capital, Ankara, Merz said. By Associated Press
World Jun 16 Hot mics capture world leaders' chats between weighty topics at G7 summit World leaders at the G7 summit are discussing global issues, but hot mics have revealed lighter conversations too. By Rob Gillies, Sylvie Corbet, Darlene Superville, Collin Binkley, Associated Press
World Jun 07 European leaders stress 'urgent need' to bolster Ukraine's defenses against Russian ballistic missiles The leaders of the U.K., Ukraine, France and Germany discussed the “urgent need” to ramp up production of weapons to combat Russia's powerful hypersonic Oreshnik ballistic missiles in a meeting in London on Sunday. By Pan Pylas, Associated Press
Apr 27 U.S. 'is being humiliated' by the Iranian leadership, Germany's Merz says By Associated Press German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Monday criticized the United States for going into the Iran war without any strategy, saying this also makes it harder to end the conflict. Continue reading
Apr 17 German chancellor seeks U.S. involvement in mission to secure the Strait of Hormuz By Associated Press Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Germany, ″if possible, would also like to see the United States of America participate; we believe this would be desirable.″… Continue reading
Mar 03 WATCH: Trump meets with Germany's Merz as U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran widens By Aamer Madhani, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press Merz said during his visit with Trump at the Oval Office that Germany is “looking forward to the day after” the Iran war is over. Continue reading
Feb 13 Germany's Merz calls on U.S. and Europe to 'repair and revive trans-Atlantic trust together' By Emma Burrows, Matthew Lee, Geir Moulson, Associated Press German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called on Friday for the United States and Europe to “repair and revive trans-Atlantic trust together,” saying that even the U.S. isn't powerful enough to go it alone in an world whose old order has withered. Continue reading
Dec 08 Zelenskyy holds talks in London with European allies on U.S.-backed peace plan and security By Jill Lawless, Illia Novikov, Associated Press The leaders are working to ensure that any ceasefire is backed by solid security guarantees both from Europe and the U.S. to deter Russia from attacking again. Continue reading