This same incrementalism runs through much of what Mr Merz says. Even if talks between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin lead ...

Alternative for Germany appears to be heading for its strongest national election result yet this month and is fielding its ...

The German chancellor and his conservative challenger faced unfiltered questions from young interviewers on coalition disputes, the war in Ukraine and even döner kebabs.

The German election is set to reshape policy and markets. CDU and AfD push competing economic and immigration plans, while investors bet on a CDU-led government.