The former German chancellor governed in turbulent times: the financial crisis, Russian aggression in Ukraine, Covid and ...

Friedrich Merz and his conservatives view Angela Merkel’s legacy as a liability in their battle with the far right.

It was a defining image of the Merkel years: the German chancellor leaning across a table at the G7 summit in 2018, looming ...

Donald Trump's return to the White House has darkened the mood in Germany a month before elections, as multiple crises shake ...

Germany's main opposition leader demanded a sweeping overhaul of migration policy and permanent border controls on Thursday, ...

German voters head to the polls in a winter election next month, but likely will not have a new government until well into the spring.

German conservative leader Friedrich Merz has demanded fundamental changes to migration policy and a dramatic increase in ...

Former chancellor Angela Merkel was fond of pointing to the Swabian housewife who insisted on living within her means, as an example of sensible policymaking. Picture: Getty The German economy, for a ...

The memoirs of former German chancellor Angela Merkel are having a "sensational" run, her publisher said on Saturday, two ...

How to rekindle Germany's beleaguered economy ... "The CDU was in power for 16 years with (former chancellor Angela) Merkel. What have we done in 16 years?" asked the 51-year-old. "No one really has a ...