German Chancellor Angela Merkel

Trump Stands By Unproven Wiretap Claim At Joint News Conference With Merkel

6:26pm March 17, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

In an awkward moment, Trump referred to 2013 revelations the NSA spied on the German chancellor: "We have something in common." The leaders, meeting for the first time, also spoke of trade and NATO.

At a news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari answered criticisms from his wife.

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Political Disagreement Shakes Nigeria's First Family

9:21pm October 14, 2016

by Sonari Glinton

Aisha Buhari, Nigeria's first lady says she may not back her husband Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari in the country's next election. She doesn't approve of how he runs the government.

Angela Merkel on the cover of Time magazine.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel Is 'Time' Magazine's Person Of The Year

11:21am December 09, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

The magazine said it picked Merkel for her "steadfast moral leadership in a world where it is in short supply." Merkel is the first individual woman to receive the honor in 29 years.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble talk during a special meeting of the German parliament over the proposed bailout package for Greece.

German Lawmakers Back Greek Bailout Plan

10:40am July 17, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The Bundestag voted overwhelmingly in favor of the $93.6 billion package aimed at keeping Athens in the eurozone.

President Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel hold a joint news conference at the White House on Monday.

'Lethal Defensive Weapons' One Option In Ukraine, Obama Says

2:08pm February 09, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

The president said the option was one of many he was considering if diplomacy fails. Germany's chancellor, who held a joint news conference with the president, backs diplomacy to end the crisis.

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, left, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, background right, arrive for a meeting in Munich, Germany on Saturday.

Merkel Hopes To Dissuade Obama From Arming Ukraine

3:40pm February 07, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The German chancellor and her French counterpart, Francois Hollande, want to keep Washington from arming the rebels as part of a peace deal they are trying to forge.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel stands in front of a poster showing a new two-euro commemorative coin at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on Thursday.

Merkel: No Relaxing Of Terms On Greek Debt

4:49pm January 31, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The German chancellor says she wants to keep Athens in the eurozone, but that EU lenders have already made substantial concessions on the terms of the bailout.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, and Mayor of Berlin Klaus Wowereit, 3rd from left, place candles to commemorate the victims of the Wall at the Berlin Wall memorial site at Bernauer Strasse in Berlin, Germany, on Sunday.

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Germany's Merkel: Fall Of Berlin Wall Shows Dreams Come True

4:41pm November 09, 2014

by Scott Neuman

Chancellor Angela Merkel, marking the 25th anniversary of the event, said the destruction of the Wall showed that "nothing has to stay as it is."