Former German chancellor Angela Merkel has criticized the new German government's decision to turn away irregular migrants at the border, even if they claim asylum. "When someone says 'asylum' here on ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz also spoke with Netanyahu. “Israel has the right to defend its existence and the security of ...

As leader of the opposition, Friedrich Merz took a clear stance on foreign policy. But now as Germany’s chancellor, it is becoming clear that he will have to make compromises.

Angela Merkel hired no ... official East German dogma. During the height of the contentious debate over the Reagan administration’s deployment of Pershing missiles in West Germany, Merkel ...

After a childhood behind the Iron Curtain, Angela Merkel served as Chancellor of a united Germany for 16 years, becoming the most powerful woman in the world while dealing with its most powerful men.

Merkel’s account of growing up in the former East Germany is written in spare, matter-of-fact style. She recounts stories of her brother being reported to his teacher for telling a joke about the head ...

Merkel’s background was as remarkable as her rise to the central corridors of power. She grew up in East Germany under the repressive Communist regime but achieved unusual success when she ...

Contemplative Angela Merkel (undated photo). Follow Merkel's meteoric rise from pastor's daughter to Time Person of the Year. As a young woman emerging from East Germany, she successfully ...

Today marked the end of an era in global politics as Germany's Angela Merkel left office after 16 years in power. A former scientist who grew up in communist East Germany, Merkel outlived four US ...

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 ...

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

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 Germany ...