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

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

Germany’s defense chief said his country will need to boost its armed forces by as many as 60,000 active soldiers as NATO ...

BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Friday, a day after meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House, that he encountered a U.S. administration open to discussion and ...

Germanys foreign intelligence chief has warned that Russia intends to challenge NATOs resolve beyond the war in Ukraine. In a recent interview with Table Media, Bruno Kahl, head of Germanys Federal ...

Squeezed by the two sides, Mr. Merz has been trying to juggle how to move Germany toward more of a leadership role in NATO — without antagonizing a more militaristic Russia. Last week ...

BRUSSELS-Germany will need up to 60,000 additional troops under new Nato targets for weapons and personnel, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said on June 5, as the alliance beefs up its forces to ...

"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 ...

He reiterated that the U.S. remains committed to NATO, particularly as Germany and others boost their defense spending. Trump has in the past suggested that the U.S. might abandon its commitments ...