As the world waited with bated breath for the result of the U.S. elections, Russia's war against Ukraine did not relent. Donald Trump's sweeping victory no doubt spells an uncertain future for the ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is known for being a rather boring public speaker. But in explaining why he sacked finance minister and coalition partner Christian Lindner, the chancellor displayed ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s economic adviser Joerg Kukies will replace Christian Lindner as finance minister, according to a government official, who asked not to be identified discussing ...

Obsessive loyalty to greenery is losing its appeal. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz may be its latest victim. His government has collapsed, or rather it has collapsed in the way post-war continental ...

European leaders welcomed the prospect of an early election in Germany as a way to break the impasse in Berlin that could help their common project to advance.

Germany's conservative opposition heaped pressure on Chancellor Olaf Scholz's crisis-hit government Thursday to allow for speedy elections by calling a confidence vote next week rather than next year.

Outgoing German Finance Minister Christian and leader of Germany's Free Democratic Party (FDP) Christian Lindner addresses a ...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called for a snap election after the collapse of his three-party coalition government.Scholz wants a vote of ...

Chancellor Olaf Scholz is expected to lead the country with a minority government, but the opposition is calling for an immediate no-confidence vote.

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s government coalition has collapsed in dramatic fashion after Chancellor Olaf Scholz fired Finance Minister Christian Lindner of the pro-business Free Democrats in a late-night ...

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier called on political leaders Thursday to act responsibly and prioritize national stability following the unexpected dissolution of the country's left-liberal ...

Joerg Kukies, a member of Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats and a close ally of the chancellor, will be named Germany's new finance minister, government sources told AFP on Thursday.