Barack Obama seems to be “at peace with himself,” mused a wistful Angela Merkel a few months after retiring as German chancellor in 2021. But: “I’m still searching.” In the interview with Der Spiegel, ...

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 ...

We met former German Chancellor Angela Merkel in a fitting place for her: the museum in Berlin dedicated to the Wall, that great symbol of the Cold War division between East and West. Parts of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Angela Merkel, former German Chancellor, waves in the gallery before the election of the Chancellor in the Bundestag. The election ...

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 ...

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 ...

There are few world leaders who can claim to have worked closely with four U.S. presidents. But Chancellor Angela Merkel can. She is the only woman to ever lead Germany, and her 16-year tenure as ...

BERLIN — Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she felt “sorrow” at Donald Trump’s return to power and recalls that every meeting with him was “a competition: you or me.” In an interview with ...

Upon assuming the chancellorship of Germany in 2005, Merkel made history not only as the first female leader of the federal republic but also as the first Ossi, as those of East German origin are ...