Merz referred to the German origins of Trump's family, saying, "I think this is a very good basis for close cooperation between America and Germany." Merz thanked Trump for his hospitality and for the opportunity to stay at Blair House, the US government's guest house, which he praised.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz kicked off a White House meeting on Thursday with talks on Ukraine and trade but none of the fireworks that have characterized other Oval Office meetings with foreign ...

A new Politico survey of over 10,000 people shows even populist party supporters in France, Germany and the UK have mixed feelings about the U.S. president.

In vowing to pull thousands of American troops from Germany, President Donald Trump is following a pattern of disruptive, sometimes punitive, moves against allies that have dismayed his fellow Republicans and cast doubt across the globe about the future of ...

Since tariffs stepped in, the Eurozone has struggled with exports and hasn't even retaliated to them. A passive approach that shows off all its weaknesses and, above all, is sinking the economy of its major member: Germany.

US President Donald Trump on Thursday called Germany's increased defence spending "a positive thing" but expressed some reservations about a better financed German military. "I know that you're spending more money on defence now and quite a bit more money.

The US president announced plan to acquire and sell between 30 and 50 million barrels of oil from Venezuela. Venezuela's acting leader Delcy Rodriguez said her government, not a "foreign agent," controls the country.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday that it might be better to let Ukraine and Russia “fight for a while” before pulling them apart and pursuing peace, even as Germany’s new chancellor appealed to him as the “key person in the world ...

BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Friday, a day after meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House, that he encountered a U.S. administration open to discussion and returned confident that Washington remains committed to NATO.

President Donald Trump said Thursday that it might be better to let Ukraine and Russia “fight for a while” before pulling them apart and pursuing peace.In an Oval Office meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Trump likened the war in Ukraine ...

With Chancellor Angela Merkel at his side, President Donald Trump said Friday that Germany and other NATO allies have been "very unfair" to the U.S. by failing to boost military spending. At a joint news conference with Merkel in the White House East Room ...

From an American perspective, the AfD’s worldview is no longer fringe. It aligns with the administration's own diagnosis of liberal exhaustion and its pivot to multipolar pragmatism. If Washington under Trump can embrace restraint and sovereignty, why should Berlin cling to a fractured Atlantic consensus?