Europe

A rebuilt concert hall delivers mid-century style with a dose of EU symbolism – but with big queues, and a heavy price

From Mariupol to Tehran, Cecilia Sala’s new book captures young people forced into extraordinary acts of resistance

Alessandro Mendini turned corkscrews into characters and armchairs into art. An exhibition of his work is on at the Estorick in London

The Welsh illustrator is staring down the barrel of 90, but still raging about an ‘unimaginably awful’ president – and laughing about the Gonzo genius of his own partnership with Hunter S Thompson

Robert Fico went to Washington in the hope of a photo opportunity with Trump. It now looks like a disastrous political mistake

French trains have caused a stir by introducing age limits on certain services. Unfair, perhaps. But do you like peace and quiet? Or do you prefer screaming toddlers?

To succeed, you have to forget a fundamental law of walking in the Pyrenees: what comes down must go up

The Mercosur trade agreement has been 25 years in the making and would boost growth - but it’s been kicked in the long grass

The US president and the Canadian PM’s speeches at Davos showed the contrast between bluster and leadership

Full transcript of the Canadian PM’s stunning speech for the ages

I found Greek mythology a bit stuffy and dull when I studied it at school, but now I get why so many people got hooked over the centuries

A joint exhibition at Tate Britain reveals the story of two geniuses who did some of their best work in the worst weather

Artificial Intelligence already lies, manipulates and threatens. And we’re still feeding it, without setting any guidelines

Digging into the detail and data to separate the noise from the news

Trump thinks he can simply take Greenland? If he tries, he’s got a fight on his hands.

In 1956, Eisenhower humbled Britain. In 2026, Trump wants to humiliate the entire Western alliance

A peaceful nation now has planes full of soldiers landing at its main airport. As Greenlanders look out into the world, we ask: who will stand up for us now?

Locals are blaming Kai Wegner for poor service after he crossed the line by taking on his girlfriend while 45,000 homes were without power

A Croatian rock singer is using Nazi salutes to gee up his crowd. Even worse, the prime minister is apparently a fan

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Keir Starmer wants Britain to get closer to the EU. The war in Ukraine and Trump’s military posturing put European security at the heart of that realignment

The uncertainty of the plague years are back in the form of the US president, and we are left wondering who wants to help us

Online trolls who claimed the French president’s wife was secretly a man, have been convicted in a Paris court. Does that mean misgendering someone – including trans people – now means jail time?

Former Brussels foreign minister Cathy Ashton says the union would be ‘insane’ to take back the UK without consensus that we wouldn’t leave again

A sleepy Alpine mountain retreat offered shelter for surrealists, LSD prophets and weary hippies

Some Germans revel in a state of emergency during the new year’s celebrations. Should their lawlessness restrict responsible fireworks enthusiasts’ fun?

When it’s freezing and dark, there’s only one thing Icelanders want to do – take all their clothes off and jump in an outdoor pool

Crime, corruption and cruelty show how leaders like Trump and Bukele exploit power, and why they must be stopped

Behind locked doors in museums and archaeological sites, priceless works gather dust while the world waits outside

With a media landscape tightly controlled by Aleksandar Vučić’s ruling party, students are keeping the fight for democracy alive in Belgrade

While Britain struggles to open new factories, Beijing is looking to a future of flying cars. How can Europe emulate what its rival intends, and do it better?

Digging into the detail and data to separate the noise from the news