Former Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel received her nation's highest honor Monday – becoming only the third leader to claim the award. Merkel received the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit from ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, former German Chancellor Angela Merkel and former Polish President Lech Wałęsa received the top distinction. Among those awarded the second-highest honor were ...

Angela Merkel served Germany as chancellor for 16 years, the only woman who's ever held that office. She grew up in Communist East Germany during the Cold War. As an adult, leading a unified Germany, ...

US President Donald Trump praised Friedrich Merz during the German chancellor's visit to the White House on Tuesday, comparing him favourably to predecessor Angela Merkel and current European ...

BERLIN - 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 ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to former chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel about a new chapter of leadership in the United States. Angela Merkel served Germany as chancellor for 16 years, the only ...