Former German chancellor Angela Merkel has used a book event in Berlin to draw attention to the Iranian women's movement, warning that their struggle must not be overshadowed by the Iran conflict.

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EU governments are discussing whether former European Central Bank president Mario Draghi or ex-chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel could represent the bloc in potential negotiations with Vladimir ...

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel was awarded the European Order of Merit on Tuesday. Merkel warned that Europe could no longer take peace and security for granted following Russia’s invasion of ...

The last time Angela Merkel and Bono shared top billing, at the G8 meeting in a German Baltic Sea resort in 2007, it didn’t end well. The U2 frontman made a ...

Germany's Angela Merkel and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy are among the first laureates of the European Order of Merit. They and other winners will be awarded the honor at a ceremony in the French ...

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks during the presentation of her book, "Freedom," at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center in Athens, Greece, Wednesday, July 2, 2025. (AP ...

The former German chancellor added that diplomacy alongside military deterrence is crucial when dealing with Russia. Meanwhile, we seems to have a late addition to our opening debate on whether (and ...

BERLIN — Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel hit out at the EU on Monday for not using its diplomatic clout to help end Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. “I think the military support we’ve ...

The former German chancellor receives the new European Order of Merit this week. Yet, her policies are facing fresh scrutiny amid global instability and a changing world order. When Angela Merkel ...

Angela Merkel sounds like she is enjoying retirement. She has pared back her schedule to little more than “feel-good” engagements and thinned out her once‑familiar array of coloured blazers, though ...