Friedrich Merz has succeeded in his bid to become the next German chancellor during a second vote in parliament, hours after he suffered a historic defeat in the first round.

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Friedrich Merz lost the first round of votes Tuesday morning in a historic defeat, but ultimately prevailed hours later on ...

The Kremlin says Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to China at the end of August and beginning of September ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed the events of World War II on the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in a phone call on Tuesday.

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German conservative leader Friedrich Merz won the vote to become chancellor in the second round of voting. The victory comes hours after Merz lost the initial vote, The Associated Press reported. He ...

Conservative leader Friedrich Merz’s bid to become Germany’s 10th chancellor has failed in the first round of voting in ...

The announcement “Habemus Papam” — “We have a pope" — from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica is followed first by the ...

The German War Graves Commission works to exhume and rebury the dead with dignity — regardless of the army they served.

"Joint participation of the leaders of the two countries in anniversary celebrations dedicated to May 9, as well as the victory over militaristic Japan and the end of World War II, is already becoming ...