Who is Friedrich Merz - the trained pilot and Angela Merkel's long-time rival on course to become German chancellor?
Sidelined by Angela Merkel in the early 2000s, Friedrich Merz left politics for 20 years until she announced her retirement in 2018.
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Could Angela Merkel’s return to public life swing the German election?
As the two frontrunners in Germany’s general election prepare to go head to head in the first televised debate, the former chancellor’s intervention is a sign of the concern within the political ...
Germany's front-runner Merz: Risk-taker who flirted with far right
Friedrich Merz is a familiar face of his conservative party's old guard. Politically, he has never come across as ...
Opinion
I was raised in a strict Muslim household where singing was banned – then I did the unthinkable
My father will likely never come to one of my shows, writes Hajar Woodland, but he is in part what inspired me in the first place ...
Theater That Packs A Punch: Exhilarating Productions Of ‘Kyoto’ And ‘Oedipus’ Open In London
Academy Award winner Rami Malek and Olivier Award winer Indira Varma star in a new production of Oedipus at the Old Vic, and ...
German city scarred by Nazi past grapples with rise of far right
Reminders of Germany’s Nazi past are everywhere in the city of Pforzheim. Small brass “stumble stones” dotted through the streets mark the homes of Jewish people who were deported and murdered.
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Diverse cast vying to become next German chancellor
These are the key political figures in Germany's early elections on February 23, one of whom will be the country's next ...
Angela Merkel Is Retired. But She’s Still on the Ballot.
If anything unites the parties in Germany’s election campaign, it is running away from the former chancellor, whose legacy ...
ITV The Chase fans 'switch off' as they make same complaint over 'rude' Bradley Walsh
Fans of The Chase complained as they picked up an annoying habit of Bradley Walsh's in a brand new episode of the ITV show.