The Latest Breaking News from Friedrich Merz

For 14 years while Syria’s brutal civil war raged, Germany provided a safe haven for those fleeing the violence. Now, a year after that conflict ended with the fall of the Assad regime in December 2024, many in Germany – including the country’s leader – want those same Syrians gone.

Editorial: The White House is aggressively seeking to weaken and dominate the United States’ traditional allies. European leaders must learn to fight back.

ANALYSIS: Donald Trump is a Russian ally and is trying to force surrender on Ukraine – world affairs editor Sam Kiley explains how Europe can and must stop him

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says the Trump administration’s new national security strategy underscores the need for Europe to become “much more independent” from the United States in terms of security policy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country will not cede territory to Russia

Ukrainian president calls for US to help ensure security of polls

Foreign secretary issues stark warning over Russian president ‘flooding’ Europe with cyber attacks and urges the UK and EU to band together – as Starmer holds crisis talks with EU leaders over Ukraine’s future

Hopes rise of a breakthrough in using £78bn of frozen Russian assets to bankroll Kyiv

Sir Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron, Volodymyr Zelensky and Friedrich Merz met at No 10 on Monday.

Editorial: US pressure over Ukraine has revealed Sir Keir Starmer’s limitations and a British state too hollowed out to shape events at home or abroad

Viral claims online have misrepresented Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk's remark that Warsaw would pay for the Polish victims of WWII, and not Germany, amidst an ongoing reparations debate with Berlin.