Shares in Germany's Rheinmetall have soared 57% this year, while BAE Systems is up 17% and France's Thales has gained 22%.

The center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its sister party, the CSU, led with 28.6% of the vote, while the AfD came in second with 20.8%, more than doubling its previous share. CDU leader ...

With domestic problems and foreign policy crises looming large, the pressure is on to form a new government in Berlin. View ...

Friedrich Merz previously held the position of the chairman of the united CDU/CSU faction during the last legislative period from 2000 to 2002 ...

As Friedrich Merz looks set to become Germany’s next chancellor amid strained EU-US relations, some say time is right for ...

Germany's election winner Friedrich Merz wants to form a government quickly in order to revive a moribund economy, hike ...

Germany's election winner Friedrich Merz wants to form a government quickly in order to revive a moribund economy, hike ...

Europe’s electric-vehicle sales rose 37% last month as automakers promoted their battery-powered cars in order to comply with ...

Friedrich Merz has expressed a desire to ‘strengthen Europe as quickly as possible’ in the face of a growing rift between EU ...

After more than three years with Chancellor Olaf Scholz at Germany’s helm, Sunday’s election cemented the country’s lurch to ...

Following rare back-to-back economic contractions in 2023 and 2024, German businesses are hopeful that a new government ...

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin exclude Ukraine from talks as Trump accuses Ukraine of ...