“In the long run, Mr. President, this was the liberation of my country from Nazi dictatorship,” clarified German Chancellor Friedrich Merz after Trump's remark Michael Kappeler/picture ...

Trump told German Chancellor to Friedrich Merz that D-Day was "not a pleasant day" for Germany, though Merz clarified it was a day of liberation from Nazi rule. D-Day, the 1944 groundbreaking ...

German exports fell 1.7% in April, exports to US down 10.5% Front-loading ahead of US tariffs reverses in April Industrial production fell 1.4%, but orders rose 0.6% in April BERLIN, June 6 ...

The German chancellor will hold his first face-to-face meeting with President Trump later. On the agenda are discussions around the war in Ukraine, the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and tariffs.

Three unexploded U.S. bombs from World War II were defused on Wednesday in Cologne after the German city's biggest evacuation since the end of the war. The bombs were unearthed on Monday during ...

COLOGNE, Germany — Three unexploded U.S. bombs from World War II were defused Wednesday in Cologne after the German city’s biggest evacuation since the end of the war. More than 20,000 ...

"This has hit German industry at a time when it had begun to stabilise after a long period of weakness. Exports will fall sharply this year and only increase slightly in 2026, while reduced ...

President Donald Trump welcomed German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to the White House on Thursday for the first in-person meeting between the leaders. The meeting comes as President Trump’s ...

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German officials say the two leaders have started to build a “decent” relationship, with Merz wanting to avoid the antagonism that defined Trump’s relationship with one of his predecessors ...

President Donald Trump and Germany's new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, will meet Thursday at the White House to talk about the ongoing war in Ukraine. President Donald Trump and Germany's new ...