By Miranda Murray and Andreas Rinke BERLIN (Reuters) -German Chancellor Friedrich Merz discussed his country's offer to buy ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz spoke with U.S. President Donald Trump on the phone on Thursday about ...

The Trump effect has forced Germany to reprioritize defense as Berlin plays catch-up in military spending with NATO allies after getting pressure from the U.S. administration.

When Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited the Oval Office earlier this month, President Donald Trump unwittingly channeled the ...

U.S. President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz bonded during an amicable White House meeting on Thursday with talks about Ukraine, trade and troops, but none of the fireworks that ...

Germany, meanwhile, fell out of Trump's favor years ago, when former Chancellor Angela Merkel was still at the helm. This was not least due to her open refugee policy, ...

Germany’s new chancellor has a mission when he meets President Trump: keeping him invested in the fate of Europe. Friedrich ...

Asked whether Germany is doing enough to meet their commitments to NATO by spending a set percentage of GDP on defense needs, Trump replied that he knows Germany is now “spending more money on ...

It was only the latest evidence that Mr. Trump is emerging as a kind of cult figure in Germany’s increasingly varied far-right scene. “Trump has become a savior figure, a sort of great ...

Donald Trump’s grandfather was kicked out of his native Germany for failing to do his mandatory military service there, a historian has claimed.

Trump described Merz as a good representative of Germany and also "difficult," describing that as a compliment. He said U.S. forces would remain in Germany and said he welcomed Berlin's commitment ...