Anhalt, former chancellor Angela Merkel has called on people to stand up for democracy. "I believe that now, once again - something we haven't had to do for ...

Angela Merkel has been out of the public eye for several years after stepping down as German Prime Minister, so let's find out what she's up to now.

Former German chancellor Angela Merkel called on people to stand up for freedom and democracy on Thursday, in an appeal coming days after the historic success of a far-right party in a German state ...

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 ...

BERLIN — Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel hit out at the EU on Monday for not using its diplomatic clout to help end Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. “I think the military support we’ve ...

Former Chancellor Angela Merkel called the results in Saxony-Anhalt "simply shocking," and warned of the dangers of feelings trumping facts. The latest PISA education test scores also have Germany ...

The arrival of Merz, a western politician not armed with a vast array of communication skills, together with struggles of the ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who is stepping down after a 16-year ...

Angela Merkel’s arrival in Dublin on Thursday for talks on Brexit marks her most significant intervention yet in one of the biggest crises the region has ever faced. More than two-and-a-half years ...

Angela Merkel’s 16-year tenure as Germany’s chancellor formally ended Wednesday with the 67-year-old fist-bumping successor Olaf Scholz following the official handover ceremony. Earlier Wednesday, ...

Last Wednesday, at about noon local time in Germany, the question of who the most powerful woman in the world is became harder to answer. Until then, the easy response was Angela Merkel, the ...

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel argued Tuesday that Russia would have invaded Ukraine much earlier if not for steps by Germany and its allies, as German officials face accusations their ...