Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany, making his New Year’s Eve address, said the change would force Europe to do more to defend itself. By Christopher F. Schuetze Reporting from Berlin In his first ...
On Dec. 5, 2025, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz reached a significant milestone in his bid to build “Europe’s strongest conventional army”: Germany’s parliament passed a controversial bill requiring ...
The robbers stole valuables with an insured value of at least $36 million from a bank in Gelsenkirchen, western Germany. By Christopher F. Schuetze Reporting from Berlin When a group of masked thieves ...