She dared to break taboos, advocated for women's rights and took part in a failed attempt to oust Chancellor Helmut Kohl as chairman of the CDU. Former President of the German Bundestag Rita Süssmuth ...

BERLIN, (Reuters) – Angela Merkel sought advice from the pope on dealing with Donald Trump when he was first elected U.S. president, hoping to find ways of convincing a man she saw as having a ...

Jacques Tilly's carnival floats mocking Vladimir Putin have landed him before a Moscow court. As the trial drags on, the ...

The government is reportedly walking back promises to fund major projects for national train operator Deutsche Bahn. DB is ...

The reckless, arrogant and narcissistic decision by Angela Merkel, Germany’s second-worst chancellor, to throw open her country’s doors in 2015 was one of the series of acts that led The Economist to ...

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday called on Europe to stand up to President Trump on tariffs and said Vice President Vance’s views on “freedom” represented a threat to democracy, ...

June 26, 2009 – Makes first visit to the United States under President Barack Obama’s administration. September 27, 2009 – Is reelected chancellor of Germany. February 15, 2011 – Receives the ...

Friedrich Merz is set to become Germany's next chancellor. He has a checkered history in German politics — from challenging Angela Merkel to causing controversy by aligning with the far right.

EXCLUSIVE: As Germany is set to get a new chancellor, an acclaimed documentary examines the leadership and legacy of a previous chancellor – Angela Merkel. The former head of the Christian Democratic ...

If anything unites the parties in Germany’s election campaign, it is running away from the former chancellor, whose legacy voters have soured on. By Jim Tankersley Reporting from Berlin A chorus of ...

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized Friedrich Merz, her successor as leader of the country’s conservatives, on Thursday for pushing through a bill on tighter immigration control with the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Then German Chancellor Angela Merkel of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) speaks at a press conference at the CDU headquarters.