It hosted Olympic hockey in 1956 and James Bond a quarter-century later. Cortina’s beloved Olympic Stadium is now bursting with excitement for curling.
She was repeatedly drugged by her husband and raped in a series of crimes that shocked the world. Pelicot talked to us about her new memoir.
As the U.S. message veered from shared heritage and values to shared interests and back again, Europeans wondered what kind of alliance they were left with.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio appealed to European leaders in Munich by stressing Christian and cultural bonds that are no longer universal.
At 35, Federica Brignone of Italy became the oldest Olympic Alpine gold medalist. Mikaela Shiffrin of the U.S. finished a disappointing 11th.
Learning about our family’s past can connect us to the turmoil and difference that have always been America’s story.
Future Olympic prospects are testing a device that can give them corrective advice in real time as they hurtle into the air.
You want at least one weird entree on the Olympics menu, even if only for the pleasure of not ordering it.
A look at the tensions and triumphs shaping this year’s Winter Games.
Athletes train and sweat for years in pursuit of the glittering prizes. Many store them in the least glamorous places.
En una entrevista de casi tres horas realizada el mes pasado en París, la mujer que se convirtió en un icono feminista al renunciar a su derecho al anonimato, esboza un relato sincero y emotivo de su vida.
Parece democráticamente inviable y puede estar avivando el populismo.
Popular paperbacks are being translated with the help of machines, raising anxiety among professionals in the field.
The Paris prosecutor’s office said it was looking into three new complaints with links to the files and revisiting an earlier investigation into an Epstein associate who died in 2022.
Thousands of protesters in several cities across the world took to the streets to demand regime change in Iran on Saturday. The demonstrations came after security forces in Iran violently crushed antigovernment protests in the country, killing thousands of people.
Aleksei Navalny was most likely poisoned by a toxin found in a South American frog, five European countries said on Saturday, making the most concrete Western accusation yet that Russia’s leading opposition figure was murdered by his government in 2024.
In Munich, European leaders were also talking about “de-risking” from the United States, citing President Trump’s unpredictability.
A Brazilian skier secured South America’s maiden medal at a Winter Games the day after a Kazakh figure skater won his nation’s first gold in 32 years.
Demonstrators opposed to the Iranian government gathered near the Munich Security Conference and in other cities. Another round of U.S.-Iran talks is expected on Tuesday.
Brenda Ogden lost her waterproof prosthetic leg 10 months ago, and with it, her zest for swimming. Then a local fossil hunter stumbled upon it.
His score of books and hundreds of essays documented Stalinist executions, Communist repressions and censorship, and the transition to post-Soviet Russia.
Traces of the toxin were found in the body of the Russian dissident Aleksei A. Navalny, who died in prison two years ago, five governments said in a joint statement.
Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, Secretary of State Marco Rubio denounced the idea of a united, global citizenship but also said the United States and Europe “belong together” as a civilization.
The secretary of state was much less caustic in Munich than Vice President JD Vance was a year ago. But European officials said his core message was much the same.
In his speech at the Munich Security Conference, Secretary of State Marco Rubio voiced some far-right ideas, but his diplomatic tone came as a relief to the audience.
Grana Padano cheese is trying to capture some of the international spotlight on Italy, appearing on billboards and social media — and in high-protein muffins for athletes.
Thorbjorn Jagland, a former prime minister of Norway who led the Nobel Committee, promised influence, and the disgraced financier had gifts to give, new emails show.
At the Munich Security Conference, U.S. officials softened their tone but not their message: Europe should pay its own way. European leaders increasingly agree.
Speaking at a security conference, the New York progressive argued that “extreme levels of income inequality lead to social instability” and eventually far-right populism.
The fight, captured on videos shared to social media, involved multiple passengers crowding into the aisle of the plane.
Gisèle Pelicot, cette femme au centre du plus grand procès pour viols jamais tenu en France, nous a raconté sa vie d’avant, pendant et après les abus que son mari lui infligeait.
The woman at the center of France’s largest-ever mass-rape trial told us about her life before, during and after the abuse she suffered at the hands of her husband.
In her first interview with an American media outlet, Pelicot opens up about surviving years of secret abuse — and a trial that shocked the world.
In her first interview with an American media outlet, Gisèle Pelicot opened up about surviving years of secret abuse and deciding to go public with her story.
Supporters of Palestine Action celebrated in front of the High Court on Friday after it ruled that a government ban on the pro-Palestine group was unlawful.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany told the Munich Security Conference that the rules-based international order had collapsed as President Trump rapidly reorients American foreign policy.
The case underlines how the Islamic State has seized on rising antisemitism in the wake of the Gaza war to radicalize and encourage would-be assailants.
Friedrich Merz, the chancellor of Germany, said that under President Trump, the United States’ claim to global leadership “has been challenged, and possibly squandered.”
We look at what life is like on the ground in Milan and Cortina.
Los líderes europeos se preguntan si podrán volver a confiar en EE. UU.
The High Court said the ban on Palestine Action as a terrorist group breached free speech rights and was disproportionate. The government said it would appeal, and the ban remained in place for now.
El autor turco tardó años en conseguir la adaptación correcta para una de sus más famosas novelas, la cual llegará a pantallas como una serie de nueve capítulos.
Henry McGowan se dirigió a Europa, mostrando signos de problemas mentales. Su padre, John McGowan, corrió tras él. Esta semana, el hijo será juzgado en Irlanda, acusado del asesinato de su padre.
It is unclear what the Trump administration is prepared to do if it does not get the concessions it wants from Kyiv on issues like territory and elections.
Archaeologists say a 2,200-year-old specimen is the first direct evidence of how the Carthaginian war machine used the giant mammals in the Punic Wars.
The movie, directed by two brothers, contrasts intimate impressions with a tense moment in Nigeria’s history.
In this chic northern Italian city, currently co-hosting the Winter Olympic Games, buyers can find compact studio and one-bedroom apartments.
Commissioned by the International Olympic Committee, the movies provide a fascinating glimpse of history and the evolution of different sports.
François Leite reimagines an old stone house in the French countryside.
The accommodation for athletes includes a video game lounge, massage room and a range of food options. Starting from September, it will house students — or at least those who can afford the rent.
The U.S. and Europe can save the trans-Atlantic alliance. They probably won’t.
Funcionarios se reúnen el viernes para la mayor cumbre anual de seguridad de Europa, donde el discurso del vicepresidente JD Vance el año pasado inició una perturbación en las relaciones transatlánticas.
One represents Belgium and the other Brazil in skeleton, in which the racer slides near-blind down an ice track at well over 80 miles per hour.
Thorbjorn Jagland, who briefly led Norway in the 1990s, had been protected by diplomatic immunity that came with his work with the Council of Europe, but that privilege was waived.
In a moment of frayed trans-Atlantic relations, Speaker Mike Johnson abruptly canceled the House delegation to Europe’s biggest annual security summit.
European leaders are wondering if they can ever trust the U.S. again.
Officials gather on Friday for Europe’s biggest annual security summit, where a speech by Vice President JD Vance last year started an unraveling of trans-Atlantic relations.
He came to winemaking late, after a career in retail, and turned the 18th-century Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte into one of France’s most esteemed vineyards.
European leaders have been compelled to address the possibility of once-remote risks to the financial networks and technology that undergird their economies.
The Dutch subsidiary of the luxury brand agreed to pay a nearly $600,000 settlement in a money laundering and terrorism financing case.
Vladyslav Heraskevych, a Ukrainian who races in skeleton, was barred from competing in the Winter Olympics over a helmet he planned to wear that shows images of people killed in the war with Russia.
Henry McGowan of New York City was charged in the death of his father in an Irish hotel. He had struggled with mental illness for several years.
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Despite doubts over Washington’s commitment to European security, the alliance enhances American national interests, a bipartisan group of 16 high-level former officials wrote in a joint letter.
In Milan, the hub of the Winter Games, the atmosphere seems subdued, while the small towns hosting mountain events are seeing enthusiastic crowds.
Lisa McGee said she had envisaged her new show, “How to Get to Heaven From Belfast,” as a sort of modern, funny “Murder, She Wrote.” Just don’t expect tired Irish stereotypes.
Few European cities combine history, beauty and walkability as seductively as this Andalusian capital.
In a war where drones are synonymous with destruction, some are also used to drop care packages to Ukraine’s frontline soldiers.
Olympic officials had told Vladyslav Heraskevych that the helmet, featuring images of Ukrainian athletes killed in the war with Russia, violated the Games’ ban on political speech.
It appears democratically unworkable and may be stoking populism.
Figuras prominentes han sido señaladas más allá de las fronteras de EE. UU., y les ha costado sus puestos de trabajo, su reputación e incluso han surgido amenazas de cargos judiciales.
Several athletes have found themselves caught up in controversies over musical choices before and during one of the biggest competitions of their careers.
After publishing more than 20 books and winning a Nobel Prize, the Turkish author fought to bring a celebrated novel to the screen — on his own terms.
He bought technical brilliance and stylistic authority to Romantic-era music, particularly the works of Chopin and Liszt.
Known as “The Clobberer,” he pounded out driving rhythms that fueled the band’s boisterous blend of traditional Irish music, rock and punk.
After a campaign by a right-wing opposition party, the government will hold a referendum in June that would require measures to limit immigration.
Henry McGowan of New York is on trial for murder in Ireland and has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. Prosecutors outlined a previous psychotic break.
The police are weighing whether to formally investigate Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor over accusations he shared confidential information with Jeffrey Epstein.
A British coroner ruled that a Texas man acted with gross negligence when he accidentally shot his 23-year-old daughter, who was visiting from Britain last year.
Princess Cake, or Prinsesstårta, makes a spectacular centerpiece for any celebration, but despite its regal appearance, this simplified version is far easier to make than it looks.
Twenty four states are now considering legislation to allow small, plug-in solar power systems that connect directly into a wall socket.
The Oscar-nominated “Arco” aims to give viewers of all ages hope in the possibility of a brighter tomorrow.
The authoritarian clerical regime in Tehran came to power in 1979. Today, it presides over a country that is deeply polarized and under threat of an American attack.
Disclosures in documents released by the Trump administration have roiled the world, leading to resignations and the threat of legal charges far beyond American borders.
As Russia displays military might in the Arctic Circle, the Western alliance is preparing a mission to increase its presence in that area.
In “Emilio Pucci,” the subject’s niece and her husband explore the early life of the Italian designer who dressed the jet set.
A new book by Shelley Puhak dismantles the legend of Hungary’s infamous “blood countess,” separating fact from myth.
They churn out research papers at a rapid pace, but the quality of these publications has too often been in question.
As the veteran NBC sportscaster worked the Super Bowl on Sunday, he had his bags ready to go. Soon after the final whistle, a private jet whisked him to Italy.
Fringe movements are using games and other online platforms to draw growing numbers of children to their causes, new data and dozens of interviews show.
Environmentalism may have gone out of fashion on Wall Street and in the White House, but the British monarch says he remains deeply committed to the cause in a new documentary, ‘Finding Harmony’.
La perspectiva de recargarse de carbohidratos en Italia, patria espiritual del platillo, hace que a muchos atletas se les haga agua la boca en los Juegos de Invierno.
En los Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno abundan los famosos. Para los fans de Sunghoon, del grupo coreano Enhypen, llegar a ver a su ídolo en Milán es toda una prueba de resistencia.
In a courtroom in Ireland, prosecutors detailed the rambling, manic confessions of Henry McGowan, the New York man charged with murdering his father in a luxury hotel.
Six homeless people have died in the Italian city in recent weeks, highlighting the widening inequality as the Games unfold there.
A French logistics behemoth promised $20 billion for the United States, but a year into President Trump’s second term, only a fraction of the money has arrived.
The 21-year-old American figure skater clinched the top spot in the short program by earning high scores for his jumps.
This former military barracks in Bulgaria has become a symbol of the E.U.’s increasingly strict policing of its borders — and of what may come next.
Ilia Malinin, quien llevó a EE. UU. a una medalla de oro por equipos y está a la cabeza en la categoría individual en los Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno, está poniendo a prueba los límites físicos de lo que es posible sobre el hielo.
The throttling of the communication app, used by more than 100 million Russians, endangers what remains of the country’s free internet.
For years Peter Mandelson, a senior British politician, concealed the depth of his friendship with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, until new files were released.
Paolo Petrecca made numerous gaffes while commentating on the Olympics opening ceremonies for Italy’s public broadcaster. Journalists are incensed.
The move shows that European countries are taking more responsibility for conventional war planning, a change that President Trump has long pushed for.
Vladyslav Heraskevych called it a tribute to athletes killed in the war with Russia. The International Olympic Committee said it defied a ban on political speech and allowed a black armband instead.
Celebrities abound at the Winter Games. For fans, seeing one up close can be its own grueling competition.
Gaulier often insulted his pupils, but many became stars, including Sacha Baron Cohen, Emma Thompson and Rachel Weisz.
Russian troops have advanced at a glacial pace in recent months, but gains in southern and eastern Ukraine could give Moscow an edge in U.S.-mediated peace talks.
With defiant ingenuity, Kyiv residents are trying to find ways to stay warm in a cruel winter.
Our Kyiv bureau chief, Andrew E. Kramer, describes how Kyiv residents are coping with Russia’s unrelenting assaults on their country’s heating and electrical systems and finding ways to stay warm in a cruel winter.
Sekt has made remarkable strides in recent years. These 10 bottles of sparkling wine are all examples of the style’s potential.
Can’t make Modernism Week in Palm Springs? No worries, there’s a fair for everyone from collectors of midcentury modern furniture to lovers of kitschy barware. Here, our suggestions.
Henry McGowan headed for Europe, showing signs of mental distress. His father, John McGowan, raced after him. This week, the son will stand trial in Ireland, accused of his father’s murder.
Even longtime admirers see the writing on the wall for Keir Starmer.
Most Italian athletes at the Winter Games subsidize their training by joining the police or the military, which vie to enlist the best talent.
As the athletes soared through the air and spun above the ice, New York Times photographers were there to capture the action in Italy.
As Olympians report their medals detaching from their ribbons, game organizers are scrambling to fix the issue. This is not the first time that Olympic medals have had issues. Over a 100 athletes from the Paris Olympics in 2024 reported that their medals deteriorated.
It can depend on who’s counting — and how.
Ilia Malinin, who led the United States to a team gold medal at the Winter Olympics and will now vie for his own, is testing the physical limits of what is possible on the ice.
The organizers of the Munich Security Conference, Europe’s main defense-related forum, said in a report that President Trump is helping destroy the postwar international order.
The victims are among at least 484 migrants who have died or gone missing in the central Mediterranean this year, according to the International Organization for Migration.
The detentions of politicians from Iran’s opposition follow mass arrests and a string of repression tactics aimed at preventing further anti-government unrest.
The heir to the British throne will meet with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, as Britain and Saudi Arabia look to strengthen ties.
Mathilde Gremaud edges out Eileen Gu to win slopestyle gold.
Tim Allan is the second senior member of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s team to depart in less than 24 hours. The latest resignation increases the pressure on Mr. Starmer’s premiership.
It’s a relative of the weasel. Is it any stranger than Izzy, Gliz the ice cube or that hat from earlier Games?
The prospect of carbo-loading in Italy, the spiritual home of the dish, has many athletes’ mouths watering at the Winter Games.
A decade or so after the peak of Europe’s migrant crisis, one of the busiest and deadliest entry points to the continent has devolved from crisis to something more chronic.
Breezy Johnson of the United States beat Emma Aicher of Germany by a split-second after her teammate Lindsey Vonn crashed early in her run.
Polls predict a comfortable victory for António José Seguro, but a nationalist’s presence in the runoff showed that Portugal is not immune to Europe’s rising nationalist tide.
The Labour official was ensnared in a scandal after helping appoint Peter Mandelson as Britain’s ambassador to the U.S.
Opposition to President Trump’s policies has followed the U.S. team to Italy, and athletes, coaches and American fans are facing the backlash.
Stefania Constantini worked in a clothes shop until her sports career took off. The champion curler is now one of Italy’s best hopes at the Winter Games.
Kira Kimura clinched the top spot on the podium after landing two tricks with five and a half rotations.
Displays of anti-U.S. sentiment have turned up at the Milan Winter Games. Vice President JD Vance was booed at the Olympics opening ceremony, and anti-ICE protesters took to the streets to demonstrate.
Iran is skilled at prolonging negotiations over its nuclear program, and seems to be hoping President Trump is out for a quick win, rather than a prolonged regional war.
The decline of traditional political parties is the precondition for our hyperpolitical age.
The drone and missile bombardments were the latest attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure during a winter freeze, as peace talks have made little progress.
Beating America has always felt good, especially on the ice. Since President Trump began issuing tariffs and threats against Canada, sports feels extra personal.
The 41-year-old American aims to complete her comeback by racing in the women’s Olympic downhill on Sunday despite rupturing her left A.C.L. a week ago.
Many people in the Faroe Islands, a tiny archipelago in the North Atlantic, want to be their own state. The crisis over Greenland, Denmark’s other territory, has complicated that, for now.
In Milan this week, Olympics officials signaled a willingness to ease years of restrictions imposed on the country over its state-backed doping program and invasion of Ukraine.
“I will never abandon you,” he told residents of Srebrenica amid sectarian armed conflict in Bosnia. The town later suffered the worst massacre in Europe since World War II.
Our sports correspondent Tariq Panja talks with Katrin Bennhold about the security at the Olympics in Italy, including the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, who the U.S. says are there only in an advisory role.
Before the event, protesters marched in Milan in opposition to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, whose personnel are in Italy to advise local officials in securing the Winter Games.