Triumphant CDU leader hits out at Washington and calls for stronger European security amid attempts to build government.

Trump congratulates Germany's election winner Friedrich Merz, calling it a "great day for conservatives." But Merz stuns NATO and Washington, vowing to "achieve independence from the USA." He ...

Germany now faces a change of government, with conservative Christian Democratic Union party chief Friedrich Merz set to become the next chancellor. What's next for Germany's foreign and security ...