Germany's new chancellor vowed to build Europe's strongest army — but experts say underinvestment, recruitment, and politics ...

Germany is stationing thousands of troops in Lithuania, the first time it's put soldiers in another country on a long-term ...

The German military entered what Chancellor Friedrich Merz described as a "new era" on Thursday, with the launching of its ...

Germany must have a stronger army than Britain, its chancellor has said, as he committed to spending 5 per cent of annual GDP ...

New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Wednesday he will work to bring Europe and the U.S. together in their approach to ...

An internal survey about extremist attitudes in the German military now found that it does not have "systemic" extremism in the ranks. But some researchers are skeptical of the safeguards in place.

Significantly, Merz began his speech by praising the pro-war and rearmament policies of his predecessor, Olaf Scholz (SPD).

In his first speech to the Bundestag, the new chancellor emphasized the rearmament of the country and briefly addressed ...

European allies have stressed the urgency of growing and improving their military capabilities to counter Russia.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said his government’s top priority is to transform the nation’s armed forces into Europe’s ...

Germany must have a stronger army than Britain, its chancellor has said, as he committed to spending 5 per cent of annual GDP on defence. In his first major address to the German parliament ...