Former German chancellor Angela Merkel has described the resounding victory for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt as "simply shocking. " Speaking at an event ...

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.

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 ...

German political heavyweight Angela Merkel avoided discussing her party’s latest election defeats on Monday, instead backing ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...