Europe

We have a media that seems to shield the government from accountability while at the same time attacking those seeking to scrutinise it

The creator of the first totalitarian state died on January 24, 1924. His body was viewed by the faithful in temperatures of -35C

The Rajapaksa government may have gone, but Sri Lanka is still happy to welcome Moscow’s money

The country’s cheesy heritage is up for dispute

Evacuation orders were issued just hours before the eruption in the south-west of Iceland

Nikola Sandulović’s trauma has cast a shadow over Vučić’s government

Europe is not up to the challenges that lie ahead

The referendum's double-edged tropes of the passionate Brexiteer and the grieving Remainer may not be quite so simple

Has Macron just chosen his successor?

The latest eccentricity in the city on the Loire is the perfect illustration of its unofficial motto

While she became one of the most highly respected names in the history of US theatre, Hagen brought a European sensibility to Broadway

As good as a fruit galette is, nothing rivals a galette des rois

Virtually unknown on arrival in England, the painter used his contacts – as well as his talent – to rise through Henry VIII’s court

Why Yorgos Lanthimos’s latest could be the weirdest Oscar-winner ever

A real-life zoo breakout is the first in a series of tumultuous events to befall the refugee hero of Leo Vardiashvili’s impressive debut novel

Populists in Europe and the US are running on a platform of defunding Zelensky. That brings a Russian victory closer than ever

The continent became a safe haven in the postwar years for American musicians escaping racism and drugs. Decades on, they are still coming

Perhaps it is down to us taxpayers to ensure that the health service is fit for purpose

The Bundestag has still not passed the proposed new law decriminalising the use of marijuana

No matter the season, you can eat well in Galicia

The shock decision is a first for Italy

Their sentiment reflects a massive frustration with the government felt by most Germans

So emblematic of the city’s spirit did she become that Mistinguett seemed timeless even in her own lifetime

2024 should go down as a vintage year for female authors

It will be a year of political upheaval and war. If leaders can’t navigate a changing world order, the results could be disastrous

Artists from across the continent will grace UK stages in 2024

If the Phlegraean Fields caldera were to erupt after 500 years of dormancy, Italy would be on its knees

Experts warn that it’s not a matter of if an emergency situation will be declared, but when

Sabaton’s animated first world war film, The War To End All Wars, makes for poetic viewing

The biggest and most dangerous surf in the world lies off Portugal, just 90 minutes north of Lisbon

Serbia’s frontier with Hungary has been turned into a war zone

Delors’ political vision was spot on for the time, just as it is now