David Ignatius writes a twice-a-week foreign affairs column for The Washington Post. Ignatius has written 12 spy novels: “Phantom Orbit” (2024), “The Paladin” (2020), “The Quantum Spy ...

Germany’s conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz won a victory in a national election on Sunday (February 23, 2025), while Alternative for Germany doubled its support in the strongest ...

Lily Allen/Instagram Allen — who recently split from husband David Harbour — acknowledged that it was an unfavorable quality of hers. “It’s incredibly like, red flag, codependent behavior ...

Friedrich Merz, who is on course to become post-World War II Germany's 10th chancellor after the country's election, has vowed to prioritize European unity and the continent's security as it ...

Just a few days after the appointment of the new government, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, Caspar Veldkamp, made his first visit to Ukraine as Foreign Minister to personally ...

However, if you think Germany will return to the Merkel era, think again. The leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU)/Christian Social Union (CSU) bloc, Friedrich Merz, is set to take the reins ...

Friedrich Merz, who is set to become the new German chancellor, has vowed to "create unity" in Europe as it adjusts to the new Trump administration and Russia's war on Ukraine. Mr Merz's task will ...

BERLIN (AP) — Friedrich Merz, on course to become post-World War II Germany’s 10th chancellor after the country’s election, has vowed to prioritize European unity and the continent’s ...

Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) narrowly wins national elections, setting the stage for Friedrich Merz to become the next chancellor. World leaders, including US President Trump ...

Who Is Friedrich Merz, Poised to Be Germany's Next Chancellor Friedrich Merz was twice rejected as Angela Merkel's successor as party leader, in 2018 and 2021, before his doggedness won out in ...

The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is poised to win the German election, with Friedrich Merz set to become the new chancellor. The ruling Social Democrats are seeing a decline, while the far ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Friedrich Merz, right, member of the German Christian Democratic Party, arrives for a press conference in ...