Friedrich Merz
Friedrich Merz is a German politician and leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). After the CDU's victory in the 2025 federal election, he became Chancellor of Germany, heading a coalition government. Earlier in his career he served in the Bundestag, led the CDU/CSU parliamentary group, and worked as a lawyer and businessman.
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Germany identifies two suspects in Leipzig airport drone attack, blames Russia
German investigators have named a Belarusian citizen and a Russian linked to Russian military intelligence (GRU) as the main suspects in the 4 August drone attack on Leipzig/Halle Airport. A drone carrying explosives hidden in a vegetable tin can landed next to a Ukrainian Antonov cargo aircraft but failed to detonate because of a faulty detonator. On 1 September, Germany officially blamed Russia for the incident and announced the closure of the Russian consulate general in Bonn and the termination of the agreement on the "Russian House" in Berlin; Moscow responded by closing the German consulate general in St. Petersburg and Goethe cultural centers.