But US President Donald Trump’s press secretary had a simple explanation for why he rebuffed German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s request for a handshake in the White House. “I don’t believe he heard the ...

All eyes were on Merkel’s anticipated return to Washington after their meeting in March last year, which held several awkward joint appearances with her more impulsive host, where they clashed ...

When US President Donald Trump issued a warning on Tuesday about the trade deal he agreed with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Scotland on 27 July, it was another German – former ...

Germany's Angela Merkel and US President Donald Trump have continued to differ on crucial issues like trade, NATO and Iran after a meeting at the White House. Germany's Angela Merkel and US President ...

Berlin: Angela Merkel sought advice from the Pope on dealing with Donald Trump when he was first elected US president, hoping to find ways of convincing a man she saw as having a property developer’s ...

Ms Merkel also sought to reassure Mr Trump on trade and military spending, saying that Germany would boost military funding and signalling a new openness to the kind of bilateral-trade agreements that ...

President Donald J. Trump (R) speaks with International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde (C) watched by German Chancellor Angela Merkel Source: Getty US President Donald Trump's ...