But it was a lone voice of dissent that rocked the country’s political scene: Angela Merkel, the once-beloved former chancellor, who called Mr. Merz’s decision simply “wrong.” Ms. Merkel ...

The former chancellor can’t stand the America First policies that clash with her fellow travelers in international institutions.

Angela Merkel, the photo seemed to indicate, was the adult in the room. Yet when Merkel’s autobiography, Freedom, landed in late 2024, the reputation of one of modern Europe’s longest-lasting ...

Angela Merkel served as chancellor of Germany for four consecutive four-year terms, from 2005 to 2021. Only Helmut Kohl had a longer stint at the helm of a democratic Deutschland—and he was in ...

Germany's conservative opposition party is set to team up with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) to tackle migration - prompting anger from former Chancellor Angela Merkel. CDU leader ...

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized Friedrich Merz, her successor as leader of the country’s conservatives, on Thursday for pushing through a bill on tighter immigration control ...

Sunday Morning with Laura Kuenssberg viewers were left furious as they tuned into the BBC show to see her grill Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner. Kuenssberg asked Rayner about a number of ...

BERLIN — Angela Merkel isn’t done. The former German chancellor doubled down on her criticism of Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz, arguing that his party crossed a red line by ...

Our guests: Kate Brady (Washington Post); Jörg Lau (Zeit); Ralph Bollmann (Faz) he’s written a biography of Angela Merkel and is editor at the German daily, the Frankfurter Allgemeinen ...

BERLIN (AP) — Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday issued rare public criticism of her successor as the country’s center-right leader, the front-runner in Germany’s election ...

BERLIN ― Friedrich Merz, the candidate leading the race to become Germany’s next chancellor, is all but running against his conservative predecessor: Angela Merkel. At a campaign rally in the northern ...

Angela Lei is a London-based writer with a keen interest in fashion, beauty, wellness and travel, and has interviewed key personalities in the industry including Vera Wang, Tamara Mellon and Bella ...