German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says he found President Donald Trump open to discussion and is convinced that Washington ...

Recruiting tens of thousands of extra troops will be a big challenge for Berlin and will likely spark a fresh debate on ...

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Germany will need around 50,000 to 60,000 additional active troops under the new NATO targets, German ...

BERLIN: Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Friday he had “no doubt” the United States would remain in NATO after a high ...

As Germany’s new chancellor increases military spending, he has presided over the activation of a German tank brigade based ...

Germany and its NATO partners are prepared to defend every inch of the alliance's territory, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said ...

Germany’s top military leader has issued a chilling warning to all NATO members — the threat from Russia is growing fast and could explode into action much sooner than expected. Following a massive ...

Germany's defence chief has starkly warned that NATO should be prepared for a possible attack by Russia in the next four years. General Carsten Breuer said Russia poses a 'very serious threat ...

Germany's new government surprised NATO allies on Thursday by putting forward plans to boost defence spending, to meet a target of five percent of GDP demanded by US President Donald Trump.

"Germany will be ready to defend every square inch of NATO territory," German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius vowed in his first speech to the Bundestag after the new government took over two ...

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NATO must be ready for war in the next four years, Germany's defence chief warned, as he claimed Russia is gearing up to attack more European nations. Keir Starmer meanwhile announced 12 new ...