Europe

Pope Francis came close to anointing his personal choice of heir. But the conclave will consider a broad group from progressives to Trump supporters

In a time of crisis, the former Labour leader says he’d rejoin the EU tomorrow – and wants the Brexit reset to be speeded up

In these worryingly unpredictable times, the UK needs to be fully engaged with the EU, for our own safety, security and prosperity

For three days every year, the quiet Piedmont town of Ivrea becomes a citrus-soaked battleground

The American jazz pianist had a passion for teaching music, and created a bridge between the worlds of bebop and classical

The pork-filled stew – one of Portugal’s national dishes – is boundlessly hearty and invariably leads to a postprandial snooze

As the country’s courts become more Russian, the real Georgia can be found out on the streets

In these days of far right anti-Islam extremism, AfD politicians are quick to seize on any evidence of what they call the Islamisation of Germany

Cornish was doomed after Latin was banished from church services in favour of English during the 1500s

To avoid a repetition of this dark past, Spain’s citizens must listen to the testimonies of those who suffered at the hands of Franco’s torturers

The Belgian prime minister’s cries for the EU to stick to its core functions are selfish and short-sighted

‘Pippo’ soared to fame alongside Maria Callas in the 1950s but his playboy lifestyle ultimately led to the loss of his golden voice

Despite the CDU achieving one of its worst results ever, the party has managed to keep the AfD out of power – for now

Friedrich Merz is Germany’s new chancellor. But the far right are rising – and waiting for a moment of weakness

It’s only 30 years since a genocide took place in the heart of Europe, but already some are trying to rewrite history

Donald Trump is cuddling up to Putin while telling Ukraine: “First pay me, then feed your children”

Budapest endured Nazi rule, the Holocaust and then Stalin – how can anywhere recover from that?

Ukraine and tariffs mean the EU’s bandwidth is receding - now Starmer must act fast

Trump has shafted Ukraine. Now he threatens the security of the west

A new poll shows opinions shifting on whether the US can still be seen as an ally

The vice president’s arrogant and counterproductive rant in Munich was a lesson in hypocrisy

The debate over the future of the new technology was between the US and EU. The danger for Britain is that we begin to look irrelevant

Eighty years ago, the Allies rained down hell on the city, one of Germany’s cultural capitals

Politicians like Starmer and Scholz govern while looking over their shoulders. Rightists like Trump are more adept at concentrating power and using it

At a time when cyclists had begun to resemble machines, Pantani was almost impossibly human, unable to conceal his emotions

When is a cabbage not a cabbage? When it’s a kool sla. How Dutch influence shaped both ‘coleslaw’ and ‘cookie’ in American English

What might be most enamouring about the gourmet bistro in Trondheim is that it doesn’t share the ludicrous prices of some of its more famous Scandi counterparts

A Leave-voting fisheries owner from the red wall was invited to praise Brexit – but told the channel it had been a disaster for his business

A sumptuously illustrated book of interviews with the director reveals his extraordinary love of the monumental

As Donald Trump begins his sell out of Ukraine, one novelist reflects how, despite Putin’s brutality, Zelensky has held Ukraine together. Is Trump’s America about to change this?

The party has lost its identity and risks sliding into obscurity under the rudderless leadership of Kemi Badenoch

A recent psychological study revealed how the country picks its politicians. The results were nothing short of depressing