The city that made Mark Rothko
A 1950 visit to Florence inspired the artist’s greatest work. Now he’s back in the places that changed him
Steve McQueen has released a book of flower photos – but it’s so much more than that
The Oscar-winner’s Bounty is a subversively beautiful work about the ugliness of colonialism
Orbán left a poisonous legacy. Can Magyar fix Hungary?
Péter Magyar has a huge challenge ahead of him to repair the catastrophic damage done to Hungary by Viktor Orbán. The first job is to clear out all of his corrupt cronies
Trump’s Germany troop tantrum is a self-destructive mess
Losing 5,000 US soldiers is bad for us – but arguably worse for America
A royal warning for Charles in Washington
Charles and Camilla aren’t the only royals to have visited the Trump White House – and though Charles’s speech went down well in the UK, the MAGA faithful will no doubt see it very differently
The book that’s causing havoc in Italy
A new book suggesting Jesus and Christ were separate entities has scandalised the nation – even few will ever read it
I went head-to-head with Aleksandar Vučić – and we still don’t agree
The Serbian president still blames Nato and New Labour over Kosovo
Does Friedrich Merz have any idea what he’s doing?
There’s something deeply unconvincing about the new German chancellor – here are five reasons why voters here don’t like him
The whale that stranded itself on purpose
Poor Timmy got beached on the German shoreline. Then it happened again. But when the same whale washed ashore for a third time, people started asking whether something was up
Letter of the week: Orbán’s defeat is not the end of Hungary’s troubles
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Sorry Britain, but Florence does Easter better
The Italian city marks the religious holiday in a way that can only be described as unique
Konrad Mägi, the controversial painter who though Paris was full of ‘sloppy rubbish’
The Estonian artist thought the French masters were ‘hideous’ and ‘boring’. How does his own work measure up?
Le pain and suffering: Is Gen Z really killing the baguette?
Young people have turned away from the French classic – but that doesn’t mean the end of artisan boulangeries
From Orbán fan to Orbán foe: will Péter Magyar change Hungary?
Viktor Orbán’s authoritarian rule is over, but Magyar once had a poster of him on his bedroom wall. When the celebrations are over and reality returns, what kind of government will Hungary have?
The woman who put a lobster on the Duchess of Windsor’s groin
A new exhibition celebrates the absurd brilliance of designer Elsa Schiaparelli, creator of the shoe hat and the skeleton dress
The German state where the far right could soon rule
The AfD is surging in Saxony-Anhalt – and ready to unveil frightening policies for schools, culture and identity
Francis Spufford’s blitz of sex, bombs and angels
Nonesuch brings magical realism to wartime London to dazzling and profound effect
The Netherlands almost has a government – almost
Rob Jetten is in power, but at the same time, he isn’t. He runs the government, but at the same time he doesn’t. That’s too bad
Orbán’s defeat: The beginning of the end of populism
He spent over a decade tearing up the rules of Hungarian politics and society, and became a model for the new authoritarian global right. And now he’s out, the country is overwhelmed with joy
Orbán is out – and now the world knows another way is possible
The autocrat’s defeat is a blow to Trump, Putin – and populists like Nigel Farage
France’s version of GB News and Fox News is caught in a racist firestorm
The far right CNews channel was following a familiar template to boost extremists. Then came the race row that may see it closed down
Hungary dares to dream – but Orbán has a trick up his sleeve
The populist PM looks increasingly desperate, yet even a narrow loss in Sunday’s election would see his grip on the country’s institutions continue
This crisis is the perfect moment to reverse Brexit. Will Starmer finally seize it?
The PM made a tepid speech on fall-out from Iran. But now has an opportunity to save Britain and himself
Inside the head of Kandinsky, the man who heard colour
A new exhibition explores his radical transformation from law professor to abstract art rebel
A united Ireland? It’s more tricky than it sounds
A new history finds divisions that predate colonialism – and suggests that the future might be federal
Face to face with Trump, what do you do?
Merz thought he had the answer for how to deal with Trump. But it turns out he didn’t
Europe’s escape plan from Trump’s chaos machine
The continent needs to take the crucial step towards ending US global economic dominance. Here’s how to do it
Loana Petrucciani, the French Britney Spears
A French reality TV star gained national attention by outraging the viewing public. What followed was tragedy
Will Switzerland vote to cap its population?
A referendum is coming in June that would limit the number of Swiss inhabitants at 10 million. What happens if it passes?
France can breathe a sigh of relief – for now
The bar recent French elections was low. Still, France managed to lumber over it
Nerd’s Eye View: 11 things you need to know about Easter
Digging into the detail and data to separate the noise from the news
Robyn’s Sexistential is the mother of all albums
The Swedish pop queen is back with a taboo-smashing exploration of female desire during pregnancy – and you can dance to it
The strange history of the Herzogs, a dynasty without a crown
From Ashkenazi roots to German titles, the surname of Israel’s president carries centuries of meaning
The TV star fighting deepfake porn – and her husband
A celebrity couple suddenly filed for divorce. The reasons for it were so shocking that it could bring about a change in the law
The ‘jihadi capital of Europe’ is much nicer than you think
If people have heard of my Brussels neighbourhood, it’s because of the terror attacks of 2016. I used to be embarrassed telling people where I live, but not any more
How Germany turned a bookshop prize into a culture war
Culture minister Wolfram Weimer has cancelled grants for three left-leaning stores
The Africans dying in Putin’s failing war
The Russian army is luring Kenyans to fight in Ukraine. Processed and sent to the front after minimal training, most of them are dying before their first pay cheque has even cleared
How Europe can win the war after the war
Reshaping our place in the post-Trump, post-Brexit, post-Iran world is about strength, not virtue
It’s football, but without the oligarchs
Union Berlin was on the verge of going under, when the fans decided they would rebuild the club, starting with the stadium. And it worked
The bold Brexit moves that could save Labour
A royal commission on the effects of leaving the EU would reboot Starmer’s reset and steal a march on the Greens
Lucie Aubrac, the pregnant spy who outwitted the Gestapo
Her remarkable wartime exploits – including a dramatic prison break – made her a legend of the French Resistance
How Van Gogh got yellow fever
A new exhibition explores why the colour inspires artists to create some of their greatest work
This is the last chance for the French left
They are the only political force that can keep the extreme right wingers out of power in France. And so, of course, they have just fallen out
A dangerous development for the AfD
The German right wing extremists are guilty of the very thing they criticised in other parties. Hypocrisy is not a good look, especially in an election year
The lose-lose politics of dealing with Trump
The German chancellor is in Washington meeting Trump, a man who sees Europe as irrelevant, who supports Merz’s opponents and who is political poison. What can he hope to gain?
Viktor Orbán, the man who broke Hungary
Even if he loses the general election, Orbán will retain his grip on the country’s institutions, which he has stacked with his placemen. That could spell disaster for whoever wins – and for Hungary
Abortion and democracy in the EU
European funds can now be used to provide abortion across the continent. Campaigners have faced personal and political obstacles fighting for this result. Has a real moment of change arrived?
Nerd’s Eye View: 14 things you need to know about the Channel Tunnel
Digging into the detail and data to separate the noise from the news
The unbreakable Gisèle Pelicot
Her memoir, A Hymn to Life, details unimaginable abuse at the hands of the man she loved – and still manages to leave you with hope
Why are snowy bumps and VIPs both called moguls?
Ski-slope bump or influential person? Two similar-sounding but unrelated words have merged