U.S. President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz shake hands during a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on June 5, 2025. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images) ...
Last week, amid various domestic and international challenges, Germany’s conservative center-right Christian Democratic Party (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU), ...
Many East Germans are more sympathetic toward Moscow than their western compatriots, reflecting decades of Soviet ties and disillusionment since reunification. By Christopher F. Schuetze Reporting ...