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What lies ahead for the new German government?
The work of the new German government has begun. For the CDU, the CSU and the SPD, the challenges ahead are enormous. The ...
Merz hails reset in ties with neighbours on first trip as German chancellor
Germany's new chancellor Friedrich Merz signalled a new start in relations with European partners France and Poland, but ...
Merz stresses European unity and defense during his first trip as German chancellor
Friedrich Merz has made his world-affairs debut as Germany’s new chancellor. Merz plans to immediately team up with allies ...
Agence France-Presse on MSN5d
Germany divided on May 8 holiday, 80 years after Nazi defeat
Eighty years since the capitulation by the Nazis on May 8, 1945, the idea of making the date -- seen as a symbol of ...
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)5d
As Germany selects a new conservative chancellor, a look at the challenges he inherits
In Berlin, Friedrich Merz was elected Germany’s chancellor, but not without a surprising setback. For the first time in ...