Merkel signs copies of her book in Amsterdam, Dec. 12. Photo: ROBIN VAN LONKHUIJSEN/ANP/Zuma Press Angela Merkel wrote a 736-page memoir to secure her crumbling legacy. The effort is backfiring.

Angela Merkel hired no fewer than eight English language translators to work on her new autobiography, which is astonishing considering how little of substance she has to say.

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has recalled her impression of Donald Trump during his first term in the White House, saying the new American president-elect showed a “fascination with ...

Angela Merkel in 2017. Her new memoir, "Freedom," recounts her early life and her 16 years as the German chancellor. (Michael Gottschalk/Photothek/Getty Images) Angela Merkel’s long-anticipated ...

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who served for 16 years, reflects on her childhood, time in office, and her "worry" for the future in her new memoir. #EuropeNews ...

Angela Merkel met with the Russian President in the Kremlin in January 2020. Later, relations again deteriorated over the Russian involvement in Ukraine, but also over its treatment of dissidents.

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel is speaking out about her experiences with President-elect Donald Trump and other world leaders during her time in office — often in less-than-flattering ways.

In 2024, a viral X post shared a 2007 incident in which Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly took his pet black Labrador to a meeting with then-German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who fears dogs.

Former Chancellor Angela Merkel is reaping praise and criticism on the occasion of her 70th birthday. Most Germans say the country is worse off today than when she was in office.

Europe News: Former German chancellor Angela Merkel is now a small-town detective after her retirement but in a popular German TV show which is making its debut in ...

Merkel, who was "The World's Most Powerful Woman" by Forbes magazine for 10 years in a row, was at the helm of Europe's biggest economy between 2005 and 2021. She was the first, and so far only ...