For Germans, Friday's working session between President Trump and Chancellor Angela Merkel at the White House proved unexpectedly cordial and, at times, odd. The chancellor, who is usually reserved, ...
A summer afternoon at the Reichstag. Soft Berlin light filters down through the great glass dome, past tourists ascending the spiral ramp, and into the main hall of parliament. Half the members’ seats ...
IN JUNE A newly surfaced segment of a German talk show from 1997 set the internet alight. The clip shows Angela Merkel, a fresh-faced environment minister in Helmut Kohl’s government, explaining the ...
Editor's note: Angela Merkel steps down Wednesday after 16 years as Germany's chancellor. Earlier this fall, NPR caught up with some people who remembered her earliest days as a politician and asked ...
Once upon a time Germany’s Angela Merkel was feted as “the chancellor of the free world.” Now a growing chorus of critics at home and abroad is chastising the former leader for everything from a ...
In her memoir, the former German chancellor reflects on her political rise and defends her record as the outlook for her country turns grim. By Elisabeth Zerofsky Elisabeth Zerofsky is a contributing ...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives at a press conference at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin following a virtual meeting with governors of Germany’s 16 states on Aug. 27, 2020. (Omer ...
German-born filmmaker Eva Weber gathers fresh interviews with figures like Hillary Clinton, Susan Rice and Tony Blair to fill in Merkel's achievements in this doc premiering at Telluride. By Stephen ...
Gabriele Suder does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...
For some refugee families who traveled to Germany during the migrant crisis of 2015 and 2016, gratitude for Chancellor Angela Merkel’s decision to welcome them comes via a namesake. By Katrin Bennhold ...
Angela Merkel's remarks on the Russia-Ukraine war have drawn criticism from Poland, Latvia and Estonia, while Moscow praised the former chancellor's stance. https://p ...