Olaf Scholz was sworn in as German chancellor on Wednesday. This ends Angela Merkel's 16-year run as leader of the country. Merkel became known as the world's most powerful woman and the de facto ...

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 ...

Premiering at Telluride, “Merkel,” Eva Weber’s documentary on former Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, seems like a star-studded fête featuring many world leaders and dignitaries, such as former ...

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

A Feb. 19 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows several images of former German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Adolf Hitler. "The Fourth Reich began on November 22, 2005, when Angela Merkel ...

Germany is bracing for what Friedrich Merz himself is calling a possible political "big bang." With the AfD now opening up a clear national lead, the pressure on Germany's unpopular conservative ...

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