Angela Merkel announced on Sunday she wants to run for a fourth term as German chancellor in next year's election, a sign of stability after Britain's vote to leave the European Union and the election of Donald Trump as the next U.S. president.

 German Chancellor Angela Merkel has arrived in Washington for talks with President Barack Obama on Monday amid reports of a rift over Ukraine.

 French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are due to hold talks in Moscow to try to end escalating fighting in east Ukraine.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced that Germany and other European Union member states will raise the East Sea issue at the 10th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) taking place in Milan, Italy on October 16-17.

The latest exit poll results showed Sunday that German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative Christian Democrats and their Bavarian sister party the Christian Social Union could have an absolute majority to govern without a coalition partner.

 President Barack Obama spoke with German Chancellor Angela Merkel to address mounting European concerns about broad US surveillance programs.

 German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday warned of bubble driven by improper regulations on financial institutions.