In 2014, after Vla­dimir Putin invaded and annexed Crimea, I described him as “an existential threat to civilisation and an ...

Election winner Friedrich Merz's conservative CDU, its Bavarian sister party CSU, and the Social Democrats (SPD) have taken a ...

"Germany remains on the side of Ukraine," The Social Democratic Party of Germany and the conservative bloc between the ...

According to Friedrich Merz, his conservative CDU/CSU bloc and the Social Democratic Party leaders agreed on common ...

Stalked by war, stunned by surging extremist parties and sapped by deindustrialization, Europeans are now panic-stricken at ...

A guage of the dollar is heading for its worst week in over two years as traders turn sour on US exceptionalism, expecting trade policies to slow down growth in the world’s biggest economy.

Replacing what the Americans do for the NATO alliance would take money, personnel, time and cooperation. None of those is ...

Germany's would-be next chancellor, conservative leader Friedrich Merz, and the Social Democrats (SPD) with whom he is trying ...

European leaders on Thursday backed plans to spend more on defense and continue to stand by Ukraine in a world upended by ...

European Union leaders on Thursday committed to working together to bolster the continent's defenses and to free up hundreds ...

Europe’s enthusiasm for increased taxes to boost defense spending amid the Ukraine-Russia war is low, according to polls.

European markets are set to open lower at the end of a volatile week marked by whipsawing policy on U.S. tariffs, an ECB rate ...