In Berlin, Friedrich Merz was elected Germany’s chancellor, but not without a surprising setback. For the first time in Germany’s modern history, he lost the parliament’s initial vote and needed a ...

Friedrich Merz secured the top job but only after losing on his first attempt, a surprise that potentially weakens his ...

Friedrich Merz needed a surprise second vote to clear parliament.

Investors' tariff jitters have returned to the forefront this week, as President Trump hinted at more fronts in his trade war ...

Cities from London to Moscow will be awash with parades, flyovers and memorials this week as the world marks the 80th ...

In a historic first, conservative leader Friedrich Merz ’s bid to become Germany’s 10th chancellor since World War II failed ...

Mr. Merz needed two rounds of voting to become chancellor after a surprising defeat in Parliament hours earlier that ...

There weren't many British servicemen who were able to say they spent VE Day aboard a German U-boat. Roy Jones was one of ...

Victory in Europe Day is remembered in the public imagination as a singular event marking the end of World War II in Europe — ...

Recap as as the UK celebrates the 80th anniversary of VE Day with a military procession and flypast in London.

Russia has built a life-sized replica of the Reichstag building to hold Victory Day re-enactments of its capture by Soviet ...

As Germany marks 80 years since the end of World War II, one historic Berlin site is grappling with how to commemorate the ...