Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s trip will test his ability to address tensions between the countries, at a time of strain between Europe and Washington.

By Andreas Rinke STUTTGART, Germany, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Chancellor Friedrich Merz vowed on Friday not to let the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party "ruin" Germany and told his fellow conservatives to prepare for a raw new climate of great-power competition.

Speaking after the tough opening speech at the Munich Security Conference, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Mike Walz pushed back on criticism against the Trump administration's pivot to the Western Hemisphere.

The conservative Christian Democratic Union party, led by Chancellor Friedrich Merz, pushed on Saturday for lawmakers to reverse the country's nearly two-year-old law legalizing some cannabis use.

STUTTGART, Germany, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Saturday ruled out a further loosening of German borrowing limits before the next federal election in 2029, arguing it would be irresponsible to take on more debt.

A senior U.S. diplomat blasted German authorities over a police investigation into a retired man who referred to Chancellor Friedrich Merz as “Pinocchio.”

STUTTGART, Germany, Feb 21 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Friedrich ⁠Merz ⁠said on Saturday he expected ⁠the burden on German companies to ease after the ​U.S. Supreme Court knocked down a large part of President Donald Trump's trade tariffs, ‌but warned of the "poison" of ‌more uncertainty.

Germany's governing conservative party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), on Friday re-elected Chancellor Friedrich Merz as its chairman. Merz was backed by a large majority of 878 delegates in