Friedrich Merz and his conservatives view Angela Merkel’s legacy as a liability in their battle with the far right.

The former German chancellor governed in turbulent times: the financial crisis, Russian aggression in Ukraine, Covid and ...

Have you ever noticed Barron Trump, Elon Musk, Cristiano Ronaldo, or even Angela Merkel making the same hand gesture?

It was a defining image of the Merkel years: the German chancellor leaning across a table at the G7 summit in 2018, looming ...

Whiling away her time with nothing more consuming than baking, and choosing which colour of blazer to sport, Merkel’s life ...

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that without the support of the US and NATO, Ukraine will not be able to remain ...

Former German chancellor Angela Merkel has urged the preservation of Europe's transatlantic partnership with the United States ahead of US President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday. The ...

Many believe that history is largely determined by the personal relationships between world leaders. Vladimir Putin's 25-year ...

The debt brake was this limit on government debt and deficits that was introduced in the first Merkel grand coalition, in ...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel talks to a participant of a Girls' Day career event at the Chancellery to attract female pupils to careers in IT, technological and natural science sectors of the ...

Angela Merkel wrote a 736-page memoir to secure her crumbling legacy. The effort is backfiring. Her new book, “Freedom”—published in late November in nearly 30 languages—is riling up even ...

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel, front center, attends a reception of the North Rhine-Westphalian Christian Democratic ...