Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A view of the German Bundestag in the early morning. Friedrich Merz is set to be elected Germany's new chancellor on Tuesday, as ...

Ceremonies to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II are being held across the continent. The newly elected German Chancellor Freidrich Merz will join a wreath-laying ceremony in Berlin.

Friedrich Merz may be remembered as the chancellor who carried out the Zeitenwende ("historic turning point") that his predecessor had promised, with Germany assuming geopolitical responsibilities ...