They were bitter enemies, seemingly destined to be perpetually at odds after fighting two devastating world wars less than 30 ...

“There were lots of people fleeing, with kids in baby carriages ... Towards the end of the war, French men brought a German ...

Friedrich Merz plunged straight into international crises on his first full day as Germany’s new chancellor Merz urged India ...

French President Emmanuel Macron (right) takes a walk with new German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on the grounds of the Elysee Palace on May 7, 2025, in Paris. (Michael Kappeler-Pool/Getty Images ...

The French president and the new German chancellor, who are scheduled to meet in the morning on Wednesday, May 7, in Paris – before Merz flies to Warsaw a few hours later – both struggled to ...

Friedrich Merz has made his world-affairs debut as Germany’s new chancellor BERLIN -- Friedrich Merz made his world-affairs debut Wednesday as Germany’s new chancellor, with plans to ...

“We will set up a French-German defence and security council to meet regularly to bring operational responses to our common strategic challenges,” Macron said at a joint press conferenc ...

The stops in Paris and Warsaw are happening on the 80th anniversary of Nazi Germany’s unconditional surrender in World War II. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said this week that Merz ...