Europe

The Italian and US leaders got off to a good start in their relationship, but since then things seem to have cooled off. Or have they?

The AfD is about to win state elections in the east of the country. Their opponents could do something to stop them. Maybe. But it’s not likely

Football, lakes, trees, plus plenty of work – that’s my idea of a great holiday

Iceland voted ‘No’ to going ahead with EU membership. In a country this small, there’s no hiding from your opponents. The viciousness is only just beginning

The pristine Italian lake is now threatened by an invasive species, some of which grow to nearly 3m in length. No one wants to eat them – so what do you do?

When a subsidised theatre set aside time for Black families, its critics jumped in – and that may have been the desired effect

There’s a golden rule that you don’t plug someone else’s book when your own one is out. But there are some times when you have to make an exception

The New World’s writers give travel tips for getting to the parts of Europe others cannot reach

Drought is hitting British farms just as war and supply shocks make our food supplies more vulnerable

If Le Pen wins next year and goes through with a threat to step back from Nato, the consequences for western security could be dire

French newspapers are mad as hell with Google for using their content in their AI search results – so now 300 of them are suing

He got out from behind the wheel, went over the hovering drone and kicked it to the ground. Do not try this at home

Friedrich Merz doesn’t have a plan for government or any leadership skills – but what he does have is a PR nightmare on his hands, all of his own making

The case of a jeweller in Piedmont who killed two burglars has caused huge debate across Italy. Will the PM exploit it for her own political gain?

For all the success, the billions and the international fame, the boss of LVMH is revealed as a man made miserable by his own success

The problem of the house where Hitler was born has finally been solved – but it cost a lot of money

The De Hogeweyk project offers a normal life for elderly sufferers. But sceptics call it a dystopian Truman Show

Yes, her party and policies might be morally repulsive, but Le Pen is a canny operator, especially when it comes to one part of the political game

He voted against paying women to give birth for you – then paid one himself

Germans used to be against air conditioning. Not any more

Andy Burnham is pro-EU and politicians across the continent know it. The issue is whether he will last long enough to change British views on Europe

Surprisingly perhaps, of the three Britain gives the least cause for pessimism – but the political threats from Germany and France are deeply worrying

Over 2,500 of Italy’s cinemas have closed since the pandemic. But a group of film enthusiasts has a plan to turn things around

Open warfare between supporters of the far right rivals has turned the National Rally party into an episode of Succession

France’s far right presidential candidate could end up campaigning while wearing an electronic tag

The photographer documented a city’s outsiders with wit and tenderness

The chancellor decided that too many Germans were skiving, so he tried to change the rules. But it didn’t work

Italian politics has never looked so stable. If anything, people there are much more worried about turning into us

Visiting JR’s La Caverne du Pont Neuf, the installation a storm couldn’t stop

His final goal captured everything fans loved about the man who called himself ‘a small guy from Gondomar’

Exploring sporting polysemy – the cases where a single word has several different, even if often related, meanings

The Italian prime minister did what almost no other western leader has dared to do: when Trump, attacked her, she fought back