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Former German chancellor Angela Merkel wins UN refugee prize

GENEVA: Former German chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday won the United Nations refugee agency's prestigious Nansen award, receiving praise for her determination to protect...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel issues urgent warning

German Chancellor Angela Merkel issued an urgent warning on pandemic management on Thursday to the new government coming in to succeed her, imploring it...

Germans vote in close election to decide Merkel successor

BERLIN: Germans vote in a national election on Sunday that looks too close to call, with the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) mounting a strong...

Merkel presses German states to get tough with COVID curbs

The number of infections per 100,000 people over seven days had risen over 100 - a measure she and regional leaders had agreed on in early March.

Merkel to discuss tighter lockdown with German states

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is scheduled to discuss on Sunday a tightening of lockdown restrictions with state leaders as coronavirus infections rise.

Angela Merkel quarantined after meeting doctor tested positive for coronavirus

News of Merkel's potential exposure to the virus came minutes after she announced a ban on public gatherings of more than two people and further infection control measures.

Angela Merkel invites PM Imran to visit Germany

Prime Minister Imran Khan had a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the sidelines of WEF 2020.

Environmentalists file suit against Merkel’s ‘weak’ climate laws

Greenpeace together with German groups BUND and Deutsche Umwelthilfe filed the legal actions, which are also backed by Luisa Neubauer, a prominent activist of the Fridays for Future climate strike movement.

Merkel rules out retaliation after U.S. sanctions Russian gas pipeline

Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday Germany would not retaliate against a decision by the United States to impose sanctions on companies building the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline.

Merkel to give Auschwitz 60 million euros from Germany during first visit

Angela Merkel will make her first visit to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial on Friday after 14 years as German chancellor, bringing a 60 million euro donation to help conserve the site where the Nazis ran their largest death camp, the museum said.

Rocky road ahead for Merkel after ally loses shock vote

Rank and file Social Democrats late Saturday delivered a humiliating blow to Finance Minister Olaf Scholz's run for co-chair of his centre-left party.

German ministries fail to agree details of climate deal – sources

German ministries have failed to agree on a set of climate protection measures, government sources told Reuters on Wednesday, leaving little time to fulfil Chancellor Angela Merkel’s plan to pass the landmark package by the end of the year.

PM Khan, German chancellor discuss Kashmir crisis

'India's illegal and unilateral action to end occupied Kashmir’s special status is in direct contravention of the UNSC resolutions'

Parliament cannot stop Brexit, Johnson to tell Macron and Merkel

Prime Minister Boris Johnson will tell French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel that the Westminster parliament cannot stop Brexit and a new deal must be agreed if Britain is to avoid leaving the EU without one.

Merkel says she is fine and ‘working through’ shaking after third bout

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she was “working through” a bout of shaking that first occurred in mid-June and struck for the third time on Wednesday, though she insisted she was fine and that “just as it happened one day, so it will disappear.”

Germany’s Merkel says she’s ‘fine’ after video of her trembling goes viral

Merkel appeared unsteady and was shaking as she stood in the midday sun next to visiting Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, whom she was welcoming to her office building with military honours.

German Chancellor party’s battle with YouTubers escalates

The CDU, in particular, had been put on the back foot in the days leading up to the polls as 70 YouTube stars urged voters to punish the party for its failure.

Merkel calls for Europe to stand up against far-right parties

We’re having to deal with populist movements who want to destroy the Europe of our values: Angela Merkel

Germany’s Angela Merkel should serve full term, says heir apparent

'Speaking for myself, I can rule out that I am working in my own interest for a change'

Merkel hopes May can find a way out Brexit maze by EU summit

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday she hoped discussions between Prime Minister Theresa May’s government and the opposition Labour Party could break the Brexit impasse by an April 10 emergency European Union summit.

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