German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has issued a powerful ultimatum to Russia President Vladimir Putin to either make real progress toward ending the Ukraine war this week—or face crippling new EU ...

Merz said he admired Zelensky’s “courage” and his willingness “to do everything he can to use an opportunity for a ceasefire ...

Friedrich Merz becomes Chancellor of Germany amid economic challenges and trade tensions with the U.S., impacting EU ...

Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron and Chancellor Friedrich Merz onboard a train to Kyiv, 9 May 2025.

"We are waiting for (Russian President Vladimir) Putin's agreement and we agree that if there is no real progress this week, ...

The French presidency has dismissed as 'fake news' a viral conspiracy theory falsely claiming that President Emmanuel Macron ...

KYIV, Ukraine — Leaders from four major European countries threatened to ratchet up pressure on Russian President Vladimir ...

Maria Zakharova noted that the Elysee Palace had immediately labeled the news as fake, but had not asked the Kiev regime to stop spreading false information ...

Despite May's improvement, large German firms still have expressed concerns over cotninued uncertainty surrounding trade policies. Companies such as pharmaceutical giant Bayer on Monday said it would ...

Mr. Brooke has traveled to about 100 countries reporting for the New York Times, Bloomberg, and Voice of America. He reported ...

Confidence jumped this month as U.S. tariff concerns were alleviated somewhat and Germany’s new government began to take ...

French officials soffed at a rumor spread by Alex Jones and Russian propagandists claiming democratic leaders in Europe were ...