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Triumphant CDU leader hits out at Washington and calls for stronger European security amid attempts to build government.

Polish prime minister says EU leaders will meet on Sunday and calls for greater defence mobilisation across Europe

A detailed look at the results reveals a divided nation increasingly drifting to fringes as dissatisfaction with mainstream parties mounts

New data from Germany's national election highlights a significant political divide as the far-right gains ground in the east

The PM will not and should not pick a fight with the president. But it is his duty to go there upholding British and European values, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Friedrich Merz, Germany's chancellor-elect, advocates for Europe's independence from the U.S. and emphasizes strengthening European defense capabilities.

The Dow Jones rose on the stock market today. A Warren Buffett stock cleared an entry. Cathie Wood bought a diving stock while Palantir plunged.

Stance of German alliance’s leader could herald closer ties with France but ‘debt brake’ poses obstacle to spending

Friedrich Merz, the presumptive chancellor of Germany, has confirmed he will seek a coalition with the social democratic SPD after the Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) won the February 23 election, topping the poll with 28.5%. Although the SPD has gone from winning the last election to a record low result of…