Europe

The populists hated it and the liberals welcomed them. But the lesson from the events in the Czech Republic is clear – that all human tragedies are worthy of remembrance

In 2016 Britain voted to remain in the EU, which meant the poor eurosceptics all had to rebuild their careers from scratch. Here is the story of what happened to them all

The monster movie stood out at a festival full of three-star films

The curious history of language purists hating ‘mongrel’ words

Merz is trying his best, but his approval ratings are now in the dirt. To make things worse, he’s now being offered a steady stream of advice, almost all of it unwanted

A hidden Brussels unit plans the continent’s disaster response - and citizens want it to do more, not less

More than a million Russian soldiers have been killed or wounded in Putin’s war in Ukraine. But he cannot back off. Instead, he will switch tactics. Ukraine – and the west – must be ready

Germany’s once-powerful SPD is crippled by caution - Starmer and his possible successors must take note

AI slop wrecks a compelling final interview, but Cantona, Full Phil and Paper Tiger stand out at Cannes

A German court has heard a story of hardcore politics, shootings and hold-ups. The accused denies all charges, but doesn’t seem moved by the suffering of the victims.

In a Vanity Fair interview, the star footballer said he was worried by the rise of the hard right. The result was a wave of race-baiting, and the return of the big Le Pen lie: that unless you’re white, you’re not really French

You can’t walk up the Spanish Steps, there’s nowhere to park and most sacreligiously of all, pre-cooked pasta dishes are now on display to lure tourists. Is the Eternal City on the verge of falling to the visiting hordes?

Donald Trump sends friends and family round the world to negotiate on his behalf – is it any surprise that Putin should do the same?

The city is getting shinier, but a diner with no name remains one of its highlights

French Protestants came in search of religious freedom. Then the Glorious Revolution changed everything

A 1950 visit to Florence inspired the artist’s greatest work. Now he’s back in the places that changed him

The Oscar-winner’s Bounty is a subversively beautiful work about the ugliness of colonialism

Péter Magyar has a huge challenge ahead of him to repair the catastrophic damage done to Hungary by Viktor Orbán. The first job is to clear out all of his corrupt cronies

Losing 5,000 US soldiers is bad for us - but arguably worse for America

Charles and Camilla aren’t the only royals to have visited the Trump White House – and though Charles’s speech went down well in the UK, the MAGA faithful will no doubt see it very differently

A new book suggesting Jesus and Christ were separate entities has scandalised the nation - even few will ever read it

The Serbian president still blames Nato and New Labour over Kosovo

There’s something deeply unconvincing about the new German chancellor – here are five reasons why voters here don’t like him

Poor Timmy got beached on the German shoreline. Then it happened again. But when the same whale washed ashore for a third time, people started asking whether something was up

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The Italian city marks the religious holiday in a way that can only be described as unique

The Estonian artist thought the French masters were ‘hideous’ and ‘boring’. How does his own work measure up?

Young people have turned away from the French classic – but that doesn’t mean the end of artisan boulangeries

Viktor Orbán’s authoritarian rule is over, but Magyar once had a poster of him on his bedroom wall. When the celebrations are over and reality returns, what kind of government will Hungary have?

A new exhibition celebrates the absurd brilliance of designer Elsa Schiaparelli, creator of the shoe hat and the skeleton dress

The AfD is surging in Saxony-Anhalt – and ready to unveil frightening policies for schools, culture and identity

Nonesuch brings magical realism to wartime London to dazzling and profound effect