Then German Chancellor Angela Merkel of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) speaks at a press conference at the CDU headquarters. Former German chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday criticized her ...

Former Chancellor Angela Merkel has retired her trademark. "I don't really do it anymore", she said on Thursday evening in Berlin about her famous Merkel Diamond.

Berlin — German Chancellor Angela Merkel is about to leave her post as leader of Europe's biggest economy after 16 years in power. Just a few months ago, the race to succeed her looked over before it ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to former chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel about a new chapter of leadership in the United States. Angela Merkel served Germany as chancellor for 16 years, the only ...

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 some of her ...

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke out about her experiences with President-elect Donald Trump and other world leaders during her time in office — often in less-than-flattering ways. Merkel ...

A Feb. 19 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows several images of former German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Adolf Hitler. "The Fourth Reich began on November 22, 2005, when Angela Merkel ...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who is stepping down after a 16-year tenure, nearly beat her mentor, former Chancellor Helmut Kohl, for the longest run in office. Kohl served as chancellor during ...

Angela Merkel wasn’t planning to run for a fourth term as German chancellor. What changed her mind was the shock of Donald Trump winning the White House in 2016. Eight days after that election, ...