Germany's government-in-waiting unveiled a plan to boost defense spending by hundreds of billions of dollars by the end of ...

In coalition talks, the Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) and Social Democrats (SPD) are preparing a huge increase in defence ...

The agreement between Friedrich Merz, the likely next chancellor, and his potential coalition partners also includes big new ...

Der voraussichtliche neue Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz hat dem Vernehmen nach Gespräche mit den Sozialdemokraten aufgenommen, ...

Friedrich Merz is likely to become the next German chancellor after his conservative CDU party topped the vote in elections, exit polls project. The stuttering economy and immigration were major ...

BERLIN — Friedrich Merz is set to become Germany’s most American chancellor. Never in history has a German head of government had more affinity for the United States. Merz has traveled to the U.S.

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has posted an historic result, cementing its role as a major force in German politics. Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) has suffered a ...

“We have won it,” Mr. Merz told supporters in Berlin on Sunday evening, promising to swiftly form a parliamentary majority to govern the country and restore strong German leadership in Europ ...

Next year, plans call for a brigade of 4,800 German soldiers to be sent to Lithuania, and the Bundeswehr is intending to support the unit with AI-backed reconnaissance technology. Sensors deployed ...

At The Strategist, we’ve spent a lot of time searching for adult backpacks (though some of us feel strongly that they are never, ever okay). That has led us to the best travel backpacks ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Election posters showing German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, and CDU top candidate for chancellor ...

Backpack sprayers are a common tool in the land manager’s arsenal, and these handy tools are ideal for small-scale spraying. A lot goes into deciding if you need one, and if you do, how to make the ...