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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, centre, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speak to media with National Academy of science building damaged after a Russian drone strike, on the background, Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Germany’s Merz announces new aid for Ukraine in Kyiv as Russia steps up attacks

By Susie Blann and Stefanie Dazio and Elise Morton - Associated Press

Relatives pose for a photograph holding a palm-sized brass Holocaust plaque in German reading, "Johanna Berger, born in 1893, lived here; deported on Nov. 17, 1941, murdered on Nov. 25, 1941 in Kowno/Kaunas Fort IX," by artist Gunter Demnig prior to the placing of the so called, "Stolperstein," or "Stumbling Blocks," in front of her former home in Berlin, Germany, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

German town sparks outrage as far-right and conservatives rally against Holocaust memorial plaques

By Jamey Keaten - Associated Press

Co-leader of Alternative for Germany party, or AfD, Alice Weidel, leaves for a press conference in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

AfD party’s landslide win in eastern Germany tests country’s ‘firewall’ against the far right

By Kirsten Grieshaber - Associated Press

Top candidate for the Saxony-Anhalt state elections Ulrich Siegmund, center, attends a press conference in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Sept. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Germany’s Merz shocked by far-right state election triumph but doubles down on unpopular reforms

By GEIR MOULSON and KIRSTEN GRIESHABER - Associated Press

A vehicle of Chinese manufacturer EP Equipment is parked at the assembly line of forklift and warehouse manufacturer Jungheinrich in Moosburg, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

German companies under pressure to adapt as China challenges them at their own game

By David McHugh - Associated Press

People gather outside the Brandenburg Gate for a demonstration in support of LGBTQ+ after a car rammed into a crowd at the Pride March in Berlin, Sunday, July 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Questions mount after deadly Berlin Pride attack. Here’s what to know

By Stefanie Dazio and Geir Moulson - Associated Press

A Germany fan reacts at the end of the World Cup round of 32 soccer match between Germany and Paraguay in Foxborough, Mass., near Boston, Monday, June 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

False hope and schadenfreude: Familiar feelings for Germany after another World Cup flop

By Ciarán Fahey - Associated Press

In this Friday, May 13, 2011, photo, soldiers of 1AD attend a color casing ceremony of the First Armored Division at the US Army Airfield in Wiesbaden, Germany. (AP Photo/Michael Probst) **FILE**

Hegseth pulls 5,000 U.S. troops from Germany amid Trump tiff with chancellor

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump meets with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the Oval Office at the White House, March 3, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Trump says that he’s is weighing reducing American troop presence in Germany after Iran feud

By Aamer Madhani and Michelle L. Price - Associated Press

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz makes statements as he arrives for the EU Summit in Ayia Napa, Cyprus, Thursday, April 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

Trump slams Germany’s Merz over his Iran comments

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz welcomes Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for German-Ukrainian government consultations in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Zelenskyy meets Merz in Berlin as Ukraine seeks more support from Germany against Russia

By Kirsten Grieshaber - Associated Press

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, right, and Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa attend a press conference in Berlin, Germany, Monday, March 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

German leader raises prospect of many Syrians returning home as the country’s president visits

By Geir Moulson - Associated Press

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz attends the Cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Merz’s party stumbles into a year of German state elections with a narrow defeat

By Geir Moulson - Associated Press

President Donald Trump meets with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, March 3, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Iran war overshadows Trump’s meeting with German Chancellor Merz

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Chinese President Xi Jinping, second from right meets with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, second left, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, Wednesday Feb. 25, 2026.(Jessica Lee/Pool Photo via AP)

Despite differences, China’s Xi and Germany’s Merz seek to deepen ties in turbulent times

By Ken Moritsugu and Geir Moulson - Associated Press

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, CDU party chairman, attends the CDU federal party conference, in Stuttgart, Germany, Friday Feb. 20, 2026. (Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP)

German leader to make his first visit to China next week as country seeks ‘right balance’ in ties

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz makes a government statement on the current foreign policy situation in the 56th plenary session of the 21st legislative period in the German Bundestag, in Berlin, Thursday Jan. 29, 2026. (Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa via AP)

German leader hails Europe as an ‘alternative to imperialism and autocracy’

By Geir Moulson - Associated Press

Germany Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks during a press conference at the COP30 U.N. Climate Summit in Belem, Brazil, Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Germany’s Merz under fire in Brazil for his comments on Amazon host city of COP30

By Mauricio Savarese - Associated Press

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, shakes hands with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz prior their meeting at the presidential palace in Ankara, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (Ugur Yildirim/Dia Photo via AP)

Germany’s Merz urges deeper European ties with Turkey despite disagreement on Gaza

By Suzan Fraser - Associated Press

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz attends a press conference in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Merz’s conservatives ahead but far-right party the biggest winner in German local elections

By Geir Moulson - Associated Press