Germany's conservatives aim sharp words at Washington after beating far-right in elections
Friedrich Merz, likely Germany's next chancellor, said he was under "no illusions" about the White House's impact on campaigning as the far-right AfD surged to a historic high.
Trump says Zelensky and Putin need to 'get together' as US and Ukraine work on mineral deal
World reacts to Zelenskiy-Trump Oval Office clash
Trump-Zelenskiy Clash Divides US Republicans, Dims Aid Prospects
Europe rearms amid crisis in NATO alliance
Since Donald Trump’s return to the White House, the conflict between the US and Europe—and Germany in particular—has intensified day by day. Even the end of NATO can no longer be ruled out.
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Gilbert: In Germany, Trump's return and embrace of the far-fight loom over Sunday's elections
Months after American voters returned Donald Trump to the White House, the 2024 U.S. election is casting a giant shadow over the 2025 German election.
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Attacks, 'firewall' row, Trump: rocky run-up to German vote
Germany's rocky path towards Sunday's early elections began when the outgoing coalition government collapsed in acrimony on November 6, the very day Donald Trump won re-election to the White House.
Europe Rallies Around Zelensky After Explosive White House Meeting
The statements piled up on social media, offering words of encouragement to the Ukrainian leader and his people.
Ukraine Russia war latest: Zelensky hits back in first TV interview after fiery White House clash with Trump
Volodymyr Zelensky has refused to apologise over his extraordinary clash with US president Donald Trump and vice president JD Vance in the Oval Office but insists the relationship can be repaired.Mr Zelensky left the White House after a meeting collapsed when JD Vance accused him of having “disrespected” the US.
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Future Chancellor Merz: Ukraine Can Rely On Germany
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his likely successor Friedrich Merz declared their support for Ukraine after the scandal in the White House. This was reported by the European Pr
Where Germany Goes From Here
Friedrich Merz is set to become the next Chancellor at a time of great tumult at home and abroad, writes John Kampfner.
With White House visit, U.K.’s Starmer to have a go at persuading Trump
LONDON — In almost every way, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will walk into the White House on Thursday as an alien in President Donald Trump’s MAGA universe: a former human rights lawyer, a onetime top prosecutor and, after vanquishing Conservatives in elections last summer, the United Kingdom’s most liberal leader in more than a decade.
Why Germany Is at a Crossroads
The Sunday vote comes amid an economy in the doldrums, big questions over Europe's security posture, and a surging far-right.
Flow of U.S. Weapons to Ukraine Has Nearly Stopped and May End Completely
The Biden administration saw the $67 billion in military assistance it provided to Kyiv as essential. Trump sees any further aid as leverage.