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First Thing: China trip winds down but Trump-Xi Iran accord remains elusive

Friedrich Merz, the German chancellor, said on Thursday that Russia’s heavy bombardment of Kyiv

Bosnia and Herzegovina left vulnerable by policy clash with US, representative says

Friedrich Merz, [already locked in a clash with Trump over the Iran war and the reduction

Auschwitz survivor who returned to live in Germany dies aged 101

Friedrich Merz, who is now the country’s chancellor. Israel’s ambassador to Germany, Ron Prosor

Key Zelenskyy aides under corruption cloud: What are they accused of?

Friedrich Merz last month cautioned against a quick accession of Ukraine to the EU, saying

Down and then out in Paris and London? Why Starmer isn’t the only one with a popularity problem

Friedrich Merz. Starmer is unpopular. According to Statista, just 27% approve of him, and 65% do not, with

US to send 5,000 more troops to Poland, Trump says

Friedrich Merz over the war with Iran. Trump previously criticised Merz over his suggestion that

France and Germany scrap fighter jet in hit to European defence cooperation

Friedrich Merz discussed the issues just last week. The EU has struggled for years to cooperate

Trump says he's sending 5,000 more troops to Poland

Friedrich Merz said the U.S. was being "humiliated" by the Iranian leadership and criticized what

US deepens European uncertainty with deployment of 5,000 troops to Poland

Friedrich Merz, who said Washington had been “humiliated” by Iranian negotiators. The US president later

Marco Rubio: Trump ‘disappointment’ with Nato will be discussed at summit

Friedrich Merz, who had said Iran was humiliating the US in the peace talks. Last

Scrapping of Franco-German fighter jet leaves allies at odds on defence future

Friedrich Merz was openly questioning the scheme. "Will we still need a manned fighter jet in 20 years

Zelensky thanks UK for 'ironclad' support after meeting King

Friedrich Merz said they would "stand firmly with Ukraine". Taking to social media after his meeting

Every world leader who has visited China in 2026 in one chart

Friedrich Merz, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir

‘They are isolated … they are alone’: Zelenskyy on Russia, Putin’s lies – and fighting back

Friedrich Merz and the French president Emmanuel Macron. Zelenskyy says he renewed a call to his European

Germany blames Russia for 'bitter defeat' in UN Security Council bid

Friedrich Merz. He has been beleaguered at home and now embarrassed abroad, his critics in opposition

Failure to win seat on UN security council sparks German soul-searching

Friedrich Merz](https://www.theguardian.com/world/friedrich-merz). The council vote on Wednesday, which elected Austria and [Portugal

EU summit with western Balkan leaders to reaffirm membership prospects

Friedrich Merz, Giorgia Meloni and [Ursula von der Leyen](https://www.theguardian.com/world/ursula-von-der-leyen) are among more

Russian attacks kill 5 in Ukraine as Zelenskyy hails talks with US envoys

Friedrich Merz and Macron reiterated their “unwavering support” for Ukraine in a joint [statement](https://www.gov.uk

Zelensky's close European allies set out five conditions for peace talks

Friedrich Merz said they would "stand firmly with Ukraine". The five conditions include a stop

Zelenskyy discusses ‘urgent need to scale up’ air defences with key allies in London

Friedrich Merz for a meeting to discuss ongoing support for Ukraine as the country seeks