Former Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel received her nation's highest honor Monday – becoming only the third leader to claim the award. Merkel received the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit from ...

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 ...

A party organized by the parliamentary faction of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to mark his 70th birthday will take place ...

When German voters head to the polls on Sunday, a familiar name will be absent from the ballot. After serving 16 years as German chancellor, Angela Merkel is not running for reelection. Instead, ...

Berlin — the world was still weeks, possibly even months away from confirmation of who the new German Chancellor will be on Monday, as the focus shifted toward forming a coalition government a day ...

The phrase instantly turned into a litmus test for public sentiment across Europe, sparking debate not only about women’s ...

Why did Germany, defeated in both World War I and WWII, recover so strongly after the latter, but not after the former?

Germany is one of America's most important allies. Nearly every American president since George W. Bush has worked closely with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. But for the first time since 2005, she ...

MUNICH — She leaves a void in her wake. After 16 years beset by crises and critics, Angela Merkel, arguably the world’s most powerful woman, is stepping down from the world stage. On Sunday, Germany ...

BERLIN — Angela Merkel was assured of a place in the history books as soon as she became Germany’s first female chancellor Nov. 22, 2005. Over the next 16 years, she was credited with raising ...

Leaders of the three parties set to form Germany's new government have announced a coalition deal to make Social Democrat Olaf Scholz the country's next chancellor. Germany met its new post-Angela ...