Angela Merkel

Image of the Week: Germany’s unflappable, long-serving chancellor departs the political stage with a rare show of vulnerability

Image of the week: The British PM wants the hell out of Europe. Angela Merkel looks like she couldn’t agree more.

The world has taken measure of the president and found a person not to be taken seriously. It’s the end of the American century.

In the same week, Obama was embraced like a saint while Trump was a diplomatic disaster. It’s the best and worst of times.

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Paul Wells on why Europe’s relocation program isn’t working

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How the reluctant German chancellor became the one person capable of stopping Putin and saving Europe. Michael Petrou reports from Berlin

Newsmaker, Feb. 6: The German chancellor reaches out to Putin in a bid to broker peace in Ukraine