Thanks to former chancellor Angela Merkel's asylum policy, Germany has taken in nearly half the Syrians seeking refuge in ...

(AP Photo/Evan Vucci) WASHINGTON (AP ... with Merz wanting to avoid the antagonism that defined Trump's relationship with one of his predecessors, Angela Merkel, in the Republican president's first ...

Angela Merkel is coming to George W. Bush's defense after over an awkward photograph where he appeared to be giving her a back massage at the G7. The former Chancellor's new autobiography Freedom ...

In this file photo taken on August 26, 2015 German Chancellor Angela Merkel leaves after a visit to a shelter for asylum-seekers in Heidenau, eastern Germany. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP) ...

Angela Merkel, seen here with Joe Biden in 2021, often wears trousers and a jacket. Adam Schultz/Alamy But it’s only recently that suits have even been an option. While women in trousers were ...

Contemplative Angela Merkel (undated photo). Follow Merkel's meteoric rise from pastor's daughter to Time Person of the Year. As a young woman emerging from East Germany, she successfully ...

Amy Davidson Sorkin writes about the retirement of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, her political rise and significance to post-unification Germany, and what to expect of the new coalition government.

On Wednesday, Angela Merkel’s chancellorship came to an end after 16 years. After 5,860 days in office, she missed the record of her fellow Christian Democratic Union (CDU) chancellor Helmut ...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks with U.S. President Barack Obama at Schloss Elmau hotel near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, during the G-7 summit, June 8, 2015.Michael Kappeler/AP ...

BERLIN — When Angela Merkel became chancellor 16 years ago, George W. Bush was in the White House and Tony Blair was prime minister of Britain. There was no Twitter and no iPhone.

Angela Merkel has bid farewell to 16 years in office at a military ceremony, and urged fellow Germans to stand up to hatred. The outgoing Chancellor was honoured with a traditional military music ...

As Angela Merkel bows out of politics this week, here's a look back at some of the most iconic and career-defining photographs from her 16 years as Germany's "eternal chancellor".