Merkel enjoyed an improbable rise from East German chemistry researcher to her reunited country’s first female chancellor.

Angela Merkel served as chancellor of Germany for ... And so it should come as no surprise that her memoir, “Freedom,” is an achingly earnest account of her own extraordinary life, the ...

Germany’s first female Chancellor, hailed as a leader of the free world, Merkel's departure from office was accompanied by ...

Composed in her trademark calm delivery, but infused with little to capture the reader’s curiosity, Angela Merkel’s achievements ... as socialism without freedom. After German unification ...

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 ...

Angela Merkel’s black limousine cruised to a stop ... though the right wing Freedom Party in Austria could do well in a vote next month. But the political scene here in Germany has settled ...

The German Democratic Republic, where Angela Merkel grew up ... which gave Merkel a rare perspective on the lure of freedom and the risks people will take to taste it. Her political style was ...

WWII chancellor, reflecting a long political journey shadowed by Angela Merkel. Despite never holding government office, Merz leads the center-right Union bloc and faces challenges like economic ...