President Donald Trump has renewed his attacks on German Chancellor Friedrich Merz as the rift between the United States and one of its closest European allies widens over Berlin’s criticism of the war on Iran. The US president suggested on Thursday that Merz should focus on German and European affairs rather than comment on the … Read moreTrump slams Germany’s Merz again as rift over Iran war widens
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called on the US to apply more pressure on Russia to end its three-year-old war on Ukraine. “You know that we gave support to Ukraine and that we are looking for more pressure on Russia,” Merz told US President Donald Trump at the start of their meeting on Thursday at … Read moreTrump, Merz discuss trade, NATO spending and Russia’s war on Ukraine
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones seized on a May 9 video of a train car meeting among three European leaders to claim they had used drugs and were trying to hide it. The video showed French President Emmanuel Macron sitting at a table with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer. On … Read moreFact check: Was cocaine on the table in Macron video with Starmer, Merz?