hours after he suffered a historic defeat in the first round. The conservative leader had been expected to smoothly win the vote to become Germany’s 10th chancellor since World War II.

(CNN) — Germany’s Friedrich Merz has formally become chancellor at the second attempt, hours after an unprecedented defeat signaled ... in place since after World War II, but which has become ...

FILE - A view taken from a Cub artillery observation plane on July 10, 1945, shows vast areas of destruction in Berlin, after repeated Anglo-American air raids on the German capital. Seen on the ...