By Andreas Rinke, Andrea Shalal, Sarah Marsh and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz kicked off a White House meeting on Thursday with talks on Ukraine and trade but none of the fireworks that have characterized other Oval Office meetings with foreign leaders.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is in Washington D.C. Thursday to meet with President Donald Trump in person for the first time.

Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz, elected last month, is visiting President Donald Trump in Washington for the first time since becoming leader of Europe's biggest economy Speaking in the Oval Office,

From disappointment to threats, here are six takeaways from the public spat between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk.

Elon Musk’s once-rosy relationship with President Donald Trump has turned sour in a high-profile political and financial feud that has played out publicly on social media. The fallout began after Musk stepped up his attacks on the sweeping tax and spending bill the president wants to see pushed through Congress,