BERLIN (AP) — Conservative leader Friedrich Merz succeeded Tuesday in becoming Germany’s next chancellor, drawing applause ...

Merz, who contested the election highlighting the issue of irregular migration, secured 208 seats with his CDU/CDS alliance ...

The EU’s center looks flaky, with France a mess and Germany’s Friedrich Merz making a meal of getting confirmed as chancellor ...

The newly sworn-in leader heads to Paris and Warsaw in an effort to rejuvenate an alliance and show he’s ready to lead ...

The conservative leader had been expected to smoothly win the vote to become Germany’s 10th chancellor since World War II.

Centuries-old tradition the ‘Papal Conclave’ is set to take place today to elect the next Pope following the death of Pope ...