The German government has urged Israel to enhance protection for civilians in the northern West Bank as well as civilian infrastructure. They emphasize the importance of allowing 40,000 displaced individuals to return home swiftly.

In Germany, center-right wins election German opposition leader Friedrich Merz is set to be the country’s next chancellor after the center-right Christian Democratic Union party secured victory in the highly consequential election on Sunday.

I have to admit that about 75 hours in this country have made me pretty nervous,” Francesca Albanese told a small audience in a Berlin newspaper office last week — including several riot police, observing attentively.

Germany’s political crisis may offer an opportunity to put this essential partnership on a more sustainable path forward.

Friedrich Merz, head of the conservative Christian Democrats, has vowed to bring stronger leadership to Europe, where the new Trump administration has sowed anxiety.

The conservative Christian Democrats appeared to be on the cusp of victory in Germany’s parliamentary elections yesterday, exit polls show. The country’s next chancellor will almost certainly be Friedrich Merz, a businessman who has promised to crack down on migrants, and slash taxes and business regulations in a bid to kick-start economic growth.

Germany’s political crisis may offer an opportunity to put this essential partnership on a more sustainable path forward.