German Chancellor Angela Merkel

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks during a talk about "the challenging issues of our time" with author Alexander Osang (not pictured) at the Berliner Ensemble theatre in Berlin, Germany June 7, 2022. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse
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Germany's Merkel says didn't have political strength for pre-invasion Ukraine talks

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks during a talk about "the challenging issues of our time" with author Alexander Osang (not pictured) at the Berliner Ensemble theatre in Berlin, Germany June 7, 2022. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse
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Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel to get UNHCR award for protecting refugees

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks during a talk about "the challenging issues of our time" with author Alexander Osang (not pictured) at the Berliner Ensemble theatre in Berlin, Germany June 7, 2022. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse
Europe

Merkel says she doesn't blame herself for not trying hard enough for Ukraine

Scholz takes over as German chancellor, ending Merkel era
Politics

Scholz takes over as German chancellor, ending Merkel era

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Europe

Merkel gives stark warning as Germany's Covid death toll tops 100,000

German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks during a news conference on coronavirus disease (Covid-19) situation, in Berlin, Germany, July 13, 2021. Michael Kappeler/Pool via REUTERS
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Unvaccinated should reflect on their duty to society, Merkel says

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New Zealand PM Ardern hails Merkel as 'true leader', 'very good person'

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Germany's Merkel kicks off final official visit to Israel

Angela Merkel, the indispensable leader of an often factitious European Union, is about to step down. Photo: Reuters
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Why Merkel’s exit matters beyond Germany

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki attend a news conference after meeting in Royal Lazienki Park in Warsaw, Poland, September 11, 2021. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/File Photo
Politics

Not gone yet: Merkel to hang on as active caretaker

Having grown up in East Germany near the Polish border, Merkel, 67, was seen by some observers as a chancellor who could relate to the post-communist states of central Europe
Europe

'Ms Nord Stream 2?': Germany's Merkel makes difficult last visit to Poland

German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks during a news conference on coronavirus disease (Covid-19) situation, in Berlin, Germany, July 13, 2021. Michael Kappeler/Pool via REUTERS
Europe

Merkel says her conservatives face hard battle after 16 years in power

German Chancellor Angela Merkel gestures as she speaks during a CDU/CSU campaign kick off ahead of the federal election at Tempodrom in Berlin, Germany, August 21, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse
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Missing Merkel already, Germans nervous about what comes next