Friedrich Merz is set to become Germany's next chancellor. Friedrich Merz, chairman of the conservative Christian Democratic ...

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The Chancellor told MPs she would be meeting her US counterpart, treasury secretary Scott Bessent 'shortly' to discuss the ...

Germany's conservatives under chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz on Tuesday looked set to reach a deal with the centre-left ...