The Latest Breaking News from Angela Merkel

The German chancellor expressed his country’s support for Ukraine and pushed Trump to apply more pressure on Russia.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz met US President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday afternoon. But did Merz get everything he wanted from the talks?

President’s international engagements have set stage for explosive confrontations and Pope Francis’s funeral comes at an especially fraught moment

‘He can have peace or he can fight for another three years before losing the whole country,’ US president claims

A historic vote to boost spending on defence and infrastructure shows the country is shedding its excess of caution – and its complacency, says author John Kampfner

The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has agreed to pause attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure for 30 days following a phone call with his American counterpart, Donald Trump. On social media, Trump said the call was “very good and productive” and came “with an understanding that we will be working quickly…

US president claims Dublin ‘took’ pharma industry as he holds White House press conference with Micheál Martin

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky says Vladimir Putin has broken 25 peace agreements over the past decade

Germany is home to the largest number of asylum seekers among the EU member states. But a growing political shift to the right has put increasing pressure on these new arrivals – and those who provide services for them.