German conservative leader Friedrich Merz, the favourite to become the country's next chancellor after elections on February ...

He held the ceremonial post of German president after a finance-focused career. Shortly into his second term, he became the ...

German opposition leader and chancellor-hopeful Friedrich Merz is scheduled to meet U.S. Vice President JD Vance for ...

Horst Koehler, former German president from 2004 to 2010 and a respected global policymaker with a particular interest in ...

Vice President J.D. Vance will attend conferences on technology and international security in Europe next week as part of his ...

(Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP, File) German President Horst Koehler, right, hands over the credentials to re-elected ...