Europe

The Montenegrin has been the subject of a mock trial and effigy-burning over his latest novel, Anomaly

Presidential victory for an ally of pro-Russia PM Robert Fico gives Zelensky and the EU a new headache

In an exclusive extract from his new book, Will Hutton, journalist and author of The State We’re In, sets out how Labour can remake Britain

Turkey’s recent local elections shattered the president’s illusion of invincibility

Banning cruise ships may reduce pollution on the water, but it also creates its own set of issues

In Italy, food is political capital and Ferrero products are no exception

Despite some attempts at prohibition, the tradition goes on in Spain. Like that of the bulls, its own demise will be a long, drawn-out affair

Scientists cannot provide evidence that homoeopathic treatment works, but the Greens’ fandom is too ingrained to ‘follow the science’

The Jewish experience, over centuries, has been one of persecution and disregard. This is why Israel is pursuing its destructive policy in Gaza

As the Entente Cordiale turns 120, more reasons to celebrate

The Eisbach river offers the city’s residents an eccentric gift: a surfing wave in landlocked Bavaria

Prime minister Gabriel Attal’s decision to bring the format to parliament is already proving controversial

Even for all her success and the wealth that came with it, Valadon’s bohemianism remained undiminished

Viktor Orbán’s support for Trump and Putin could give rise to a terrifying axis, and with it bring about the end of liberal democracy

The main takeaway I took from Glazer’s The Zone of Interest is different from the one the director intended

We need Have I Got News for You and The Last Leg just as we needed Spitting Image in the 1980s – to reassure us that we aren’t all going mad

A new exhibition connects the work of over 50 women from across the world

Locals have opted to negate the fact that Lawrence’s vision of Italy wasn’t entirely idyllic

Ireland is going through a golden literary age – but Sinéad Gleeson’s extraordinary debut stands out from the rest

The CDU Party has already announced it will scrap the law if it wins next year’s election

In 1974, the group won Eurovision.. and changed Sweden

As Britain sanctions Chinese cyberattackers, Europe starts to break with Xi’s pet funding project

What happens when a country can’t read its own past?

I’ve spent time with refugees in French coastal camps where they've told me the policy hasn't put them off the journey

British under-30s are some of the unhappiest in Europe – where have they got that from?

The polls opened at the Russian embassy in Paris – what I saw there gave me hope

Finesse, sensuality and richness are what Debussy brought to a staid musical world unprepared for such an emphatic upending of form and technique

Over seven weeks in Almería Lennon worked tirelessly on arguably his greatest, and most personal, Beatles composition, Strawberry Fields Forever

Her portraits of women in active roles and her self-belief make her a pioneering figure in art history

The capture of Daniela Klette has put the Red Army Faction, also known as the Baader-Meinhof gang, back in the headlines. Why do they still hold such fascination?

When Yugoslavia’s dictator split with Stalin in 1948, his potential rivals – politicians, intellectuals, businessmen – found themselves exiled

Macron’s supposed ‘gaffe’ over European troops in Ukraine has invigorated the allies and again raised the question of an EU army