You Searched For "angela merkel" and got 20 results
Sort By:
2 mins read
Angela Merkel condemns Putin's 'barbaric' war in Ukraine after facing criticism for ramping up Germany's reliance on Russian energy
Merkel, who has faced criticism over her handling of relations with Putin, described the Ukraine co…
John Haltiwanger
2 mins read
Merkel said she stands by her 2008 decision to block Ukraine's NATO bid after Zelenskyy blamed her for war atrocities
On Sunday Ukraine's president invited the former German chancellor to Bucha to "see what the policy…
Sophia Ankel
1 min read
Angela Merkel is officially out as Germany's chancellor after a historic 16-year run
Olaf Scholz, who was Germany's finance minister and vice chancellor, has been sworn in Germany's ne…
Sinéad Baker
2 mins read
Germany's farewell parade for Merkel involved a military band playing punk music at her request
Merkel, who has served as German chancellor for 16 years, attended a military farewell ceremony in …
Bill Bostock
1 min read
Trump referred to German Chancellor Angela Merkel as 'that bitch' and sarcastically prayed for God to 'watch over' Ruth Bader Ginsburg while she was sick, book says
Trump would raise his hands and sarcastically pray for God to 'watch over' Ruth Bader Ginsburg, acc…
Kayla Gallagher
1 min read
Germany announced its new coalition government, heralding the end of Angela Merkel's 16 years as chancellor
Merkel has led Germany since 2005. She became known as Europe's de facto leader and the world's mos…
Sinéad Baker,Sophia Ankel
3 mins read
Germany after Merkel may prove a grumpier and more difficult ally than the Biden administration expects
Many in Germany's elite are distrustful of the US after seeing the chaotic scenes in Afghanistan, w…
Josh Groeneveld
2 mins read
Angela Merkel visited a bird park, where a Australian rainbow lorikeet bit her: photos
Though she interacted with plenty of birds, Merkel apparently was not interested when presented wit…
John Haltiwanger
2 mins read
Biden wanted his first call to a foreign leader to be to Angela Merkel, but she blew him off to spend time at her country house: report
The German chancellor "dismissed the symbolism" of Biden reaching out to her first as "irrelevant,"…
Grace Panetta
2 mins read
Merkel told Putin to his face that Navalny's imprisonment is unacceptable, calling for the opposition leader's release
The German chancellor previously blamed Russia for the near-fatal poisoning of Alexei Navalny, who …
Jake Epstein,John Haltiwanger
1 min read
Angela Merkel's successor caught laughing on camera while visiting devastating German flood scenes
Armin Laschet, the frontrunner to succeed Angela Merkel, apologized on Saturday after he was caught…
Sophia Ankel
2 mins read
Trump called German Chancellor Angela Merkel 'that b----' during an Oval Office meeting, book says
"I was raised by the biggest kraut of them all," Trump reportedly said while pointing to a framed p…
Oma Seddiq,John Haltiwanger
2 mins read
Zelenskyy invited Angela Merkel to look at mass graves in Bucha, saying they were the result of a 2008 decision not to let Ukraine join NATO
In 2008, Germany and France rejected Ukraine's bid to join NATO, arguing that it would increase fri…
Sophia Ankel
1 min read
The US reportedly spied on Angela Merkel and other top European politicians with Denmark's help
Denmark's public broadcaster cited nine unnamed sources in a report on the relationship between the…
Kate Duffy
2 mins read
Angela Merkel says she was powerless to stop Putin invading Ukraine because he knew she was about to leave office
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that in her last visit to Moscow it was "very clear" th…
Mia Jankowicz
3 mins read
After Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Germany is making major moves to give its struggling military 'strength of our own'
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has forced Germany to take extraordinary measures to correct its signi…
Constantine Atlamazoglou
2 mins read
Obama says his ideal group text of world leaders would include the Dalai Lama, Pope Francis, and Angela Merkel
Obama joked that he would maybe also include Queen Elizabeth II "because she has a drier sense of h…
Grace Panetta
2 mins read
Merkel says she won't take AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine because she's too old, as 1.4 million jabs are left unused
The German chancellor said she wasn't eligible because the vaccine isn't approved for people over 6…
Thomas Colson
2 mins read
Angela Merkel says Twitter's decision to bar Trump is a threat to free speech
"The right to freedom of opinion is of fundamental importance," Merkel's chief spokesman, Steffen S…
Thomas Colson
4 mins read
China is playing divide-and-rule between the United States and Europe and it's working
China and Europe have agreed a controversial new investment pact, despite concerns from the incomin…