Europe

What it’s like to be in the centre of one of Putin’s airstrikes

Makis Voridis, Greece’s new minister for migration and asylum, and his ultra-nationalist links are catastrophic for refugees

I’m one of those people who’s lived in more than one country and has now settled in the UK. Is that really so unreasonable?

After 99 years, the German authorities and the Hohenzollern family have decided to bury the hatchet

Just like Putin, Slovakia's prime minister is cultivating a carefully crafted image of strength

In Brussels, Americans are distancing themselves from Trump's policies - and they're taking their dogs with them

Nicușor Dan, the pro-European presidential candidate, emerged victorious in the most emotional and consequential election in Romania's post-communist history

Following Farage means inching towards him as he inches further right – doing this has already left the Conservatives in ruins

The cemetery, opened by Napoleon, was unpopular at first. But then the VIPs came – followed by the ghosts

Robert Prevost may have been born American, but his experience, views and values are as far from Trumpian as were his predecessor’s

Many secular philosophers have opposed war and particular wars, but Russell stands in a class apart

Estonian Tommy Cash’s Espresso Macchiato mocks Italians. Is he a prankster, or a racist?

A Finnish comedy trio are among the bookies’ favourites to win the song contest... for Sweden

What happened to her as a 17-year-old was appalling, but was it down to the failings of a brainwashed society obsessed with celebrity?

A major power outage across the Iberian peninsula caused panic and unexpected joy as people rediscovered simplicity, resilience and community

A newly discovered, signed script for Jean-Luc Godard’s first and greatest movie, Breathless, could fetch more than £400,000 at auction

Scholz’s successor will exceed expectations – but only as the bar for the chancellor-designate has been set so low

However his works might have been assembled and whatever dissembling he did when talking about his life, Jerzy Kosiński was a master storyteller

Klaus Schwab, the man who founded the Davos summit, had a vision for the world. But things haven’t turned out the way he wanted

Spain is still mourning its civil war dead. But not everyone sees the nation’s history in quite the same way

Deep inside the Vatican, in a highly secret location, a group of carpenters were tasked with creating a very special casket

Bitter at the old politics, young Germans saw the far-right AfD as a revitalising tonic. How can the left get that taste out of their mouths?

Eighty years ago, the island was nearly wiped off the map. Today it relies on wind-farm crews more than tourists

Expats must learn that smaller rural Italian communities run on gossip

Pope Francis came close to anointing his heir. But the conclave will consider a range of cardinals, from progressives to Trump fans

Britain and France both have atomic weapons. Now that the US is no longer a reliable ally, how should Europe deploy its nuclear deterrent?

The Swiss are famously moderate – but when an image from a Basel carnival went viral, it led to a period of national self-examination

The Brexit reset deal will fix some of the mess made by Boris Johnson and Lord Frost. No wonder the latter is already moaning about it

That he remained upbeat despite his many misfortunes was amazing. That he managed to make his home country laugh for over half a century borders on the miraculous

If Trump and his vice-president have a genius for anything, it’s global media dominance

Thanks to the SPD, expectations of the soon-to-be chancellor are now so low he can hardly fail to impress once in office