Mr. Merz led his party to victory in February’s elections by promising to curb migration, to revitalize the economy and to reinvigorate the military. He has since been a disrupter of German taboos — ...

Ahead of Germany’s general election last February, a video defaming Friedrich Merz, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader (current prime minister), spread on German social media. The video ...

Germany halts Afghan refugee resettlement, revoking asylum pledges and leaving hundreds stranded in Pakistan amid security ...