Obama's presidency from 2009 to 2017 was framed, so to speak, by Merkel's 16 years as chancellor from 2005 to 2021, and a strong bond developed between the two.

Speaking at an event organized by the Greek newspaper Kathimerini in Athens on Wednesday evening to promote the Greek ...

Former President Barack Obama, left, is welcomed by German Chancellor Angela Merkel prior to a meeting in the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016.

In a cold world, President Barack Obama has found some warmth in Germany. For the famously reserved commander in chief, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has become his closest global partner, an ...

Obama said last year that Merkel’s action on refugees, one that was deeply unpopular among some Germans, put her on “the right side of history.” Trump meanwhile slammed the move.

HANOVER, Germany — German Chancellor Angela Merkel was asked Sunday to reminisce about her fondest moments with President Obama during the seven years of his presidency. Her short, remarkably ...

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel and former U.S. President Barack Obama, close political allies when they were both in office, reunited in Washington on Monday for an event to launch her ...

President Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel jointly admonished President-elect Donald Trump to take seriously his new responsibilities on the world stage — staging an extraordinary scene ...

German chancellor Angela Merkel speaks with President Barack Obama at Schloss-Elmau hotel in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, June 8, 2015, during the G-7 summit.