ARNSBERG, Germany (AP) — Conservative leader and front-runner Friedrich Merz casts his vote in German election focused on economy, migration.

POTSDAM, Germany (AP) — Chancellor Olaf Scholz votes in German election that comes after his governing coalition collapsed last year.

ROME (AP) — Vatican says pope rested and that the night was peaceful after respiratory crisis a day earlier.

BERLIN (AP) — Polls open in Germany for election that could shape Europe’s response to new Trump administration and Russia-Ukraine war.