The tech bros’ wager on AI doesn’t make any sense
Once, people wondered whether they should believe in God – now they wonder whether to believe in AI. Sadly, this time, the bargain on offer is much worse
Pornstars, spies and Putin fanboys – meet the AfD
How did such a weird assortment of people get so many Germans to vote for them? There’s one horribly familiar explanation
Never again? Think again. The far right’s resurgence in Germany should terrify all Europeans
The AfD is on the path to power. It doesn’t just want to take Germany in a different political direction – it wants to build a new country
The stolen Nazi artworks, the AfD and antisemitic stereotypes
Germany has made it easier for families to reclaim artworks stolen by the Nazis. But it looks as if the AfD has other plans
The queer Ukrainians voguing while Putin bombs them
In the face of war and discrimination, the country’s ballroom scene refuses to surrender its joy
The AfD victory could mean the first far right government in Germany since the Nazi era
The extremist AfD party has won the state election in Saxony Anhalt – it is a disaster for the west. Both Putin and Trump will be well pleased
France’s Corbyn is helping Le Pen win the presidency
Firebrand Jean-Luc Mélenchon is squeezing out the moderate left – and wants to sink autumn’s budget too
Trump and Meloni insult each other in public, but don’t be deceived
The Italian and US leaders got off to a good start in their relationship, but since then things seem to have cooled off. Or have they?
Germany’s pro-Putin, loony-right are about to do the unthinkable
The AfD is about to win state elections in the east of the country. Their opponents could do something to stop them. Maybe. But it’s not likely
Trump says Europe is broken. My nine-country journey showed how idiotic he is
Football, lakes, trees, plus plenty of work – that’s my idea of a great holiday
The island where everyone now hates everyone else
Iceland voted ‘No’ to going ahead with EU membership. In a country this small, there’s no hiding from your opponents. The viciousness is only just beginning
Lake Garda is protected by a dam – so how did all these huge fish get in?
The pristine Italian lake is now threatened by an invasive species, some of which grow to nearly 3m in length. No one wants to eat them – so what do you do?
Inside the culture war over Berlin’s ‘woke’ swimming pool
When a subsidised theatre set aside time for Black families, its critics jumped in – and that may have been the desired effect
Sometimes I do “do God”, but only as a favour to the Pope
There’s a golden rule that you don’t plug someone else’s book when your own one is out. But there are some times when you have to make an exception
Want to visit somewhere new in Europe? Here are 10 suggestions
The New World’s writers give travel tips for getting to the parts of Europe others cannot reach
The 60% problem: Why a hotter climate is a crisis for the UK economy
Drought is hitting British farms just as war and supply shocks make our food supplies more vulnerable
Trump failed to kill Nato. Will Marine Le Pen succeed?
If Le Pen wins next year and goes through with a threat to step back from Nato, the consequences for western security could be dire
Liberté! Egalité! Royalties! French newspapers take on Google
French newspapers are mad as hell with Google for using their content in their AI search results – so now 300 of them are suing
The latest weapon against drone attack – bus drivers
He got out from behind the wheel, went over the hovering drone and kicked it to the ground. Do not try this at home
Germany – where political rebellion has become fashionable again
Friedrich Merz doesn’t have a plan for government or any leadership skills – but what he does have is a PR nightmare on his hands, all of his own making
Does Giorgia Meloni really want more Italians shooting each other?
The case of a jeweller in Piedmont who killed two burglars has caused huge debate across Italy. Will the PM exploit it for her own political gain?
The miserable triumph of Bernard Arnault, richest man in Europe
For all the success, the billions and the international fame, the boss of LVMH is revealed as a man made miserable by his own success
Germansplaining: How do we get rid of the Nazi day-trippers?
The problem of the house where Hitler was born has finally been solved – but it cost a lot of money
Does this extraordinary Dutch community hold the secret to a good life with dementia?
The De Hogeweyk project offers a normal life for elderly sufferers. But sceptics call it a dystopian Truman Show
What Andy Burnham can learn from, er… Marine Le Pen?
Yes, her party and policies might be morally repulsive, but Le Pen is a canny operator, especially when it comes to one part of the political game
Why Merz had to ditch surrogacy hypocrite Jens Spahn
He voted against paying women to give birth for you – then paid one himself
Our national character melts in the heat
Germans used to be against air conditioning. Not any more
The EU’s Burnham question – is the new PM worth the risk?
Andy Burnham is pro-EU and politicians across the continent know it. The issue is whether he will last long enough to change British views on Europe
France, Germany, Britain: which one’s in the deepest shit?
Surprisingly perhaps, of the three Britain gives the least cause for pessimism – but the political threats from Germany and France are deeply worrying
The activists trying to save cinema, one screen at a time
Over 2,500 of Italy’s cinemas have closed since the pandemic. But a group of film enthusiasts has a plan to turn things around
Le Pen’s rift with Bardella could wreck her run for power
Open warfare between supporters of the far right rivals has turned the National Rally party into an episode of Succession
Le Pen may have made an even bigger blunder than Farage
France’s far right presidential candidate could end up campaigning while wearing an electronic tag
Ed van der Elsken, the man who shot the soul of Amsterdam
The photographer documented a city’s outsiders with wit and tenderness
Germany tried to introduce a sick note revolution – it failed
The chancellor decided that too many Germans were skiving, so he tried to change the rules. But it didn’t work
No, the UK is not turning into Italy
Italian politics has never looked so stable. If anything, people there are much more worried about turning into us
Paris’s bridge of sighs: When the world’s largest artwork met the weather
Visiting JR’s La Caverne du Pont Neuf, the installation a storm couldn’t stop
Why Diogo Jota will always be Liverpool’s number 20
His final goal captured everything fans loved about the man who called himself ‘a small guy from Gondomar’
Goal, wicket, frame: What’s behind the multiple meanings of sports terms?
Exploring sporting polysemy – the cases where a single word has several different, even if often related, meanings
Trump ‘humiliates’ Meloni – and her popularity soars
The Italian prime minister did what almost no other western leader has dared to do: when Trump, attacked her, she fought back
Burnham’s biggest problem – UK leftists parroting Putin’s lies
Russia is losing the war in Ukraine, so the Kremlin is boosting its disinformation campaign. Unfortunately for the next PM, the British left are falling for it
The politics of air conditioning
As a killer heatwave grips France, an argument over air conditioning has become so fierce that it could sway the national political mood.
The birth of tropical Europe
For Europe’s farmers, longer and hotter summers contribute to the region’s biggest problem of all
Alpine divorce and the dangers of falling for a bastard
A new, alarming online trend has begun to shed light on the harshest relationship lesson of all – that when one partner walks away, the other can be left helpless, lost and alone
Ten years of Brexit: The lessons of a low, dishonest decade
Build coalitions, revive internationalism and join – not rejoin – the EU. But be prepared to question your own assumptions, too
The Brexit experiment failed – now the EU needs Britain back
The EU that Britain left no longer exists. Now, much of Europe wants Britain to help bolster the bloc against the US and China. It’s time for the UK to abandon its failed experiment and to re-engage
Germany’s new national obsession: Checking if grandad was a Nazi
A list of Hitler’s party members is now searchable – but files that might embarrass the postwar elite remain stubbornly out of reach
My journey to see what makes the Finns so happy
The Nordic nation has been named the ‘happiest country in the world’ for the last eight years. Why?
The broken bridge that sums up Germany’s attitude to its crumbling infrastructure
Decades of neglect have left road, railway and energy repair facing an investment gap of £400 billion
Putin’s dirty war comes to Romania
A Russian drone crashed into a residential area in a Romanian border town. What came next was even more worrying
When the Sudeten Germans went to Brno
The populists hated it and the liberals welcomed them. But the lesson from the events in the Czech Republic is clear – that all human tragedies are worthy of remembrance