Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Angela Merkel, chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021 - Getty Barack Obama seems to be "at peace with himself," mused a wistful ...

Angela Merkel has set out to secure her reputation in a 700-page memoir in which the former German chancellor defends her 16 years in office. Critics increasingly believe that her leadership led ...

When Angela Merkel receives the new European Order of Merit in Strasbourg this week, the ceremony will not simply celebrate a former German chancellor. It will render a broader European judgment about ...

The center-left Social Democratic Party in Germany has narrowly claimed victory in an election that marks an end to the 16-year era of Angela Merkel’s conservative chancellorship. We look at what this ...

The former German leader was known for speaking Russian and keeping diplomatic ties with Russia's President Vladimir Putin. It was also during her term that Germany stepped up its energy links to ...

Angela Merkel will leave office later this year as one of modern Germany's longest-serving leaders and as a global diplomatic heavyweight. Her legacy has been defined by her management of a succession ...

With Chancellor Angela Merkel departing as one of the most significant politicians in a generation, the German elections of September 26 will be very closely watched. This is the first time since 2005 ...