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

Angela Merkel was elected leader of Germany in 2005, and she held that position until she retired in 2021. She was the first woman to be chancellor and led Germany longer than any ...

Angela Merkel hired no fewer than eight English language translators to work on the German text of her new autobiography, Freedom, which is astonishing when one considers how little of substance she ...

"The health of Angela Merkel is now a political issue," an editorial in the Bild newspaper read. Mrs Merkel is now in her fourth term as chancellor, a role she first began in November 2005.

Newly appointed German chancellor Angela Merkel takes the oath of office in Berlin on Nov. 22, 2005. (Jockel Finck/AP) If this is an accurate recounting of her personal feelings at the time ...

Angela Merkel hired no fewer than eight English ... Upon assuming the chancellorship of Germany in 2005, Merkel made history not only as the first female leader of the federal republic but also ...