“It is clear that we have lost these elections,” Aleksandar Vucic said in a surprisingly early speech congratulating his opponents.
Demonstrators across Italy on Saturday protested economic inequality and the political establishment. A heavy police presence throughout the country aimed to prevent the looting and violence that occurred during protests last weekend.
While the police kept a lid on vandalism, the huge number of protesters and France’s fraught politics suggest unrest could grow.
We hurt one another, we fail one another, but we still have to figure out how to live with one another.
A student-led movement is challenging the governing party of Aleksandar Vucic, who has dominated Serbian politics for over a decade.
After largely peaceful marches on Saturday, clashes broke out in the evening. But a large-scale police presence, 1,000 arrests and the rerouting of protest routes kept a lid on wholesale vandalism.
For months, thousands of Albanians have protested a luxury hotel development linked to Jared Kushner, with demonstrations growing increasingly violent amid rising living and education costs.
The comments were his first since the disruption in the country’s satellite service. Earlier, Ukraine said drones using Starshield, the Pentagon-funded service, were back to normal speeds.
A movement that began with a few high schools has broadened to encompass labor unions and other activists.
A fire has all but destroyed the Nazi-era “Eagle’s Nest,” formally called the Kehlsteinhaus, the police said. The authorities said a man had been arrested in connection with the blaze that started on Friday night.
Protesters gathered in large numbers across France on Saturday. The demonstrations were largely peaceful with some violent clashes across several cities.
The United States once declared that Ukraine’s fight was the front line in a global battle for freedom. Now the Trump administration is sending money to Moscow.
Looters ravaged a storied commercial avenue in France’s second-largest city. Its merchants fear that more unrest could follow.
Americans on hand for the N.F.L.’s first-ever game in France found famous museums closed and shops boarded up.
Hope, dread and the final stretch to Election Day.
The police said on Saturday that the structure, a tourist attraction for decades, was probably not salvageable. A man was arrested in connection with the blaze.
Government officials are trying to avoid a repeat of last weekend’s unrest across the country, which injured police officers and damaged stores.
“Everything is fine” is a common refrain in a country used to adapting to a new normal.
Thousands of opposition party supporters marched in Belgrade to take part in final campaign rallies ahead of parliamentary elections on Oct. 25.
Moody’s held the country’s credit rating steady amid political uncertainty and a rise in borrowing costs that have worsened France’s debt situation.
The design duo behind Chopova Lowena on Alexander Skarsgard’s red carpet look.
Sarah Helm, who is married to Britain’s national security adviser, posted of her support for the author Sally Rooney and a banned pro-Palestinian activist group. A furor ensued.
“Puppy Live,” a round-the-clock livestream of a litter, has become a national phenomenon. “Nothing bad happens in the puppy box,” one fan explained.
The Duchess of Sussex said a 2018 letter to royal protection officers informed her decision to keep her children away from Thomas Markle.
More than a million people have watched a 24/7 livestream of six newborn puppies in Finland. The cameras will roll until the pups go to their permanent homes in December.
The shooter was arrested after firing from a car in several locations southwest of the capital. Antiterrorism prosecutors said they were exploring a racial or religious motive.
The Swedish automaker plans to cut another 2,500 jobs, joining competitors in offering a gloomy view of the world’s biggest car market.
Ahead of the midterms, Natasha Sarin and Catherine Rampell unpack the state of the economy — and how much responsibility the president bears for it.
Pennylane, a French company, has gained market share in its home country by helping accountants work with clients. It’s aiming to expand internationally.
Buyers can find country villas, authentic farmhouses and historic buildings for sale in the region known as the “green heart of Italy.”
The film follows a girl and her parents after they flee Syria and settle in Germany, where the new culture is the catalyst for unexpected change.
For many, the album gave voice to their own struggles. On Wednesday night, a tribute gig in the singer’s London neighborhood proved the music still holds sway.
In new programs, interactions with horses go beyond riding to meditation, yoga and therapy that practitioners say can help restore life balance.
It’s been many years since the continent seemed more spectral, and its people more vulnerable, than it does now.
A Times journalist and animal lover spent a day at a Royal Canin facility to understand how pet food giants are studying the taste buds of dogs and cats.
Russia has sought to separate the war in Ukraine from potential business deals and diplomacy with the United States. Its efforts now appear to be working.
Governments and businesses around the world scrambled to prevent hackers from exploiting a vulnerability in PHP, a popular programming language.
The Islamic republic has long used billboards in Tehran to mock its opponents and hammer home its messaging, but this piece of performance propaganda is perhaps the most eccentric yet.
We look at how screening and groundbreaking treatments have radically reduced death rates.
The artwork, titled “Iris,” is among the painter’s later works, which wealthy collectors have coveted in recent years.
French officials banned gatherings in some cities on Thursday and over the coming days. President Macron of France said the bans were necessary to avoid a repeat of the riots last weekend.
Truckers protesting high gas prices have prevented deliveries to parts of southern Italy, leading to empty shelves and dry pumps.
Officials in France are pressing online platforms like eBay and Vinted to remove items that were stolen during public disturbances over the weekend.
President Emmanuel Macron said the move was necessary “so that calm prevails.”
Organizers cut the fair short after days of brisk sales at V.I.P. previews, citing safety concerns amid weeks of demonstrations in France.
The win is a show of support for the International Criminal Court as the Trump administration moves to thwart its work.
The move is the latest illustration of a company saying it believes it can be more efficient with fewer workers because of artificial intelligence.
How is it that Marine Le Pen is probably the odds-on favorite to be the next president of France?
Rare artworks, photographs, films and tools have traveled from Paris to MoMA, revealing the father of modern sculpture as newly earthy.
A show of bronzes at the Frick Collection reveals a divine and ancient craft they’d revived — and lessons in gluteal grace.
Eleanor Coppola lovingly records her daughter, Sofia, during the making of Sofia’s third feature, shot at Versailles.
Aleksandar Vucic, Serbia’s dominant political figure since 2012, may extend his grip, using the Balkans’ unresolved nationalist resentments.
A new art destination in Amsterdam will be filled with experiments in light and form.
The latest rift with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine serves as a reminder that President Trump readily lashes out at other world leaders, only to grow outraged if they fight back.
Ukraine says it still doesn’t know why the military satellite internet service, a sister to Starlink, was abruptly throttled, leaving troops vulnerable to Russian attacks.
Mr. Hubbard, a 74-year-old teacher, was held for more than four years on what the State Department called fabricated charges.
Since high school students began protesting in France in September, they’ve been joined by young demonstrators in at least seven other European countries.
At the Tribunal de Paris, judges have supervised a carousel of expedited and often chaotic hearings for those detained during recent unrest.
The looting of stores belonging to brands like Dior, Celine and Hermès has exposed a crack in the glossy facade.
Speaking in Qatar, President Emmanuel Macron railed against foreign leaders who he said had made false claims about unrest in France for their own political ends.
Test results after the operation showed that the cancer was localized.
Thélyson Orélien, a celebrated novelist, used artificial intelligence while writing a breakout book, his publisher says.
Some democracies seem caught in a trap: Spend more and risk market panic, or cut benefits and empower the far right.
The Israeli military detained Brad Lander, a New York congressional candidate, in the West Bank while he was helping Palestinian farmers.
President Emmanuel Macron of France said President Trump and other foreign leaders made false claims about the protests in France.
Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.
The enigmatic R&B singer returns with an intimate LP made her way. Inspired by ’80s sounds, it draws on her connections to Babyface, Stevie Wonder and Prince.
France is trying to crack down on the resale of goods believed to have been stolen over the weekend when antigovernment protests descended into riots across the country.
President Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, praised President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia as a “humanitarian” for releasing an imprisoned 74-year-old American who was living in Ukraine when Russia invaded.
On cement walls and through dusty windows, a mother reaches out to her child.
Several cities in France extended curfews on Tuesday to reassure rattled residents after the country’s largest riots in years. More protests are expected later in the week.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced a campaign against listening to music or videos without headphones on public transportation. We asked London commuters to weigh in.
Ron Wyden, ranking Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, is investigating the firms over their role in helping corporations dodge billions in taxes.
On cement walls and through dusty windows, a mother reaches out to her son.
The project will lessen the country’s dependence on imported energy, though environmental advocates say it undercuts a pledge to reduce carbon emissions.
The turmoil shows the profound challenges facing governments stuck between unhappy citizens and wary bond investors.
The Avant-Première preview of the Art Basel Paris fair attracted major collectors despite an escalation of anti-government protests, riots and looting across French cities.
Staying quiet is riskier than speaking up, Ukrainian officials say, as President Trump goes further than ever in prioritizing Russia’s interests.
Rioting over affordability and public education has swept through Paris and other French cities, and there may be more to come.
“Bismillah, c’est les ténèbres” has appeared on signs at recent demonstrations. It doesn’t make much sense (it means, “In the name of God, it’s the darkness”) but is seen as shorthand for a generational divide.
Europe’s centrist parties are losing ground among young people and workers, who are increasingly tempted by populist promises of radical change.
The targeted restrictions are part of a state effort to reassert control after the country’s largest riots in years, as those arrested in the chaos face expedited trials.
R.A.F. Typhoon fighter jets will be deployed to protect infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, Britain said, after a spike in attacks by the Iran-backed Houthi militia.
The counterterrorism police investigating a threat against an English air base used by U.S. bombers said the two men were working on behalf of Iran.
Jackdaw, a natural gas field off the coast of Scotland, would be the first new gas extraction project in the North Sea since a government moratorium in 2024.
A fashion editor in London during the Swinging Sixties, she courted controversy by promoting skimpy new styles — and the undergarments they required.
In a symbolic move, the French Senate approved the repeal of regulations that had remained on the books long after slavery’s abolition.
Student protesters in France are rallying around a new slogan: “Bismillah, c’est les ténèbres.” The phrase is a mash-up of “in the name of God” and “it’s the darkness.”
President Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, met with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine amid a deepening rift between Ukraine’s leader and Mr. Trump over the latter’s push for deals with Russia.
France’s prime minister said partial curfews in several cities across the country would be extended, as the government tried to reassert control after the largest riots in years.
The disruptions began around 7 a.m. in London after what the tech giant called a “power event.”
An exhibition argues that juvenile photographic experiments can reveal unique perspectives worth saving — and even displaying.
Plans to build one of Europe’s largest data centers in Devon have been met by strong opposition from residents, as environmental concerns grow.
A model for progressive policies has become a model for their flaws.
The National Rally, already ahead in the polls, presented itself as the party best placed to restore law and order.
The police’s treatment of the student last month sheds light on how a wave of school unrest evolved into national protests that spilled into widespread riots on Saturday.
The interior minister acknowledged that the police were underprepared for the scale of the riots. But Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu defended their efforts and pledged to restore order.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said he didn’t want to believe that Washington wanted an end to the war at Ukraine’s expense. “But that’s how it looks,” he added.
The fire, which did not seriously damage the network, came after similar incidents in Bulgaria and Poland involving the satellite internet provider, a key defense tool for Ukraine’s armed forces.
The fighters are a key tool against Moscow’s latest weapon of choice. But deploying the multimillion-dollar planes to counter drones is an imperfect fix.
Protests in northern Italian cities like Milan devolved into riots over the weekend. Meanwhile, in the south, farmers and truckers have blocked traffic over rising fuel prices.
The student protests that snowballed into violent riots made it clear that almost 10 years of his presidency have not fixed France’s problems.
A high school student, who was identified as Eden by his family, was hit in the face last month by a tear gas grenade. Video of the incident sheds light on how a wave of school unrest evolved into national protests that led to riots on Saturday.
As a young actor, she was determined to avoid being typecast as a “sex bomb.” Thirty years later, she’s in total control of the women she plays.
Protests by young people in northern cities ended in riots as farmers and truckers in the south, angered by high gas prices, stopped commercial traffic.
With Saturday’s enormous, and enormously destructive, protests, the dream of Paris as a place of escape may be nearing an end.
As unrest surged across France over the weekend, rioters set fire to Limoges city hall, destroying a symbol for the small city’s residents.
The exiled ambassador didn’t defy the president. She mimicked him.
In the Italian birthplace of modern fragrance, a writer visits master perfumers and fragrance shops, and concocts her own autumnal scent.
More than a thousand shops in France were damaged after anti-government protests devolved into riots and looting. Business owners were left to pick up the pieces.
The mission, scheduled to launch on Monday, is headed to Phobos, the larger of the two moons of Mars. It could carry back the first samples from the Martian system.
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine pressed Sunday for more information on possible restrictions to Starshield, a U.S.-provided satellite internet service used by the Ukrainian military.
As unrest surged across France this weekend, the most surprising attack came in the quiet city of Limoges, where rioters set fire to the city hall.
After anti-government protests devolved into chaos, leaders from across the political spectrum blamed one another for the unrest, even as it largely subsided on Sunday.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has downplayed accounts of recent extremist attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank amid the annual olive harvest.
The Amazon rainforest has been a crucial battleground in the country’s presidential runoff.
Students upset by living and educational costs have revived protests. Prime Minister Edi Rama said they were being used by “outside forces.”
“This experience has made me feel a special closeness to all those who are battling illness and infirmity,” he said, in his first public appearance since his lung surgery.
Pope Leo XIV spoke from the Apostolic Palace overlooking St. Peter’s Square on Sunday. The day before, Leo was discharged from the hospital after surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from his right lung.
People in France woke up on Sunday to streets littered with shattered glass and images of burned-out government buildings after the country’s largest protests in years descended into violent riots.
If all goes to plan, Bowie’s childhood home in the London suburb of Bromley will become an attraction.
The Trump administration is pitching the idea as part of a peace deal with Ukraine, but Europe is wary and critics say Russia would be strengthened.
Riots broke out in several French cities alongside peaceful marches of tens of thousands of people demonstrating against rising living costs and poor school conditions.
The front line in Ukraine has blurred into a miles-wide wasteland where drones fill the sky and neither side holds firm control.
Leo XIV had been treated for lung cancer at Gemelli Hospital in Rome.
More than half a million people joined protests in France on Saturday as a student-focused movement converged with a broader one against rising prices.
Extremists assaulted residents and broke a European diplomatic vehicle’s window, witnesses said, as settler violence surges in the territory during the olive harvest.
By announcing his lung condition himself, Leo has been more forthcoming than many popes. But mysteries remain, prompting scrutiny of papal statements for hidden meaning.
Student demonstrations over education converged with broader protests against rising living costs and a luxury development linked to Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law.
Pope Leo XIV was discharged on Saturday from a hospital in Rome after surgery, roughly three days earlier than the Vatican had initially suggested he would leave.
The longtime friends and creative partners on what U2 still means — and what would make them call it quits.
A new history of World War II Vienna illustrates the specific devastation of a thriving Jewish city.
Each October, the international publishing business descends on Frankfurt, Germany, for days of dealing and long nights of partying.
Long overshadowed by her father and overlooked by historians, the 16th-century pioneer Catharina van Hemessen is now getting her due.
Bally Bagayoko, the mayor of a working-class suburb near Paris, has been a regular presence at student demonstrations, prompting both applause and condemnation.
The “kill zone” on the front lines of Russia’s war in Ukraine is unlike anything soldiers have faced. Our correspondent Constant Méheut describes soldiers’ experiences there. The Armed Forces of Ukraine provided footage inside the kill zone at our request.
Where the two presidents’ war of words will end is anybody’s guess. But if it continues, it could threaten the crucial operational help that Ukraine still gets from the United States.
Recovering from lung cancer surgery, Pope Leo XIV spoke with Vladimir V. Putin to make a plea for Oleshky, where mines and drones have trapped some 2,000 people who are at risk of starvation.
A day in the Ukrainian capital, a new kind of battlefield far from the front, where daily life means assessing — and accepting — deadly risks.
Archaeologists said that they had found jars from a shipwreck as much as 4,700 years old, with black residue inside. Outside experts were skeptical but intrigued.
Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr Zelensky, was asked on Friday if President Trump was using him as a scapegoat for various domestic and foreign issues Trump faces. He answered with a silent smile.
A surge of abuse accusations has led Parisian authorities to acknowledge a “collective failure” to prevent sexual offenders from working in schools.
After a Swedish couple returned to Europe from Australia, they found a 19th-century weekend refuge near Como.
Tax reforms and Paris’s rise have taken a toll. But low-budget, risk-taking dealers are still creating buzz at the Frieze London fair and beyond.
More American workers are strapping cameras to their bodies to collect data in order to help train robots. The New York Times met with several of them to find out why, and what this could mean for the future of work.
Despite its provocative subject matter, the Museum of Hunting and Nature aims to be “a joyful cabinet of curiosities.”
Henri Landier is so committed to his work that, in the early days, he slept on newspapers in an unheated shack. Now, he has had shows from Japan to India.
Protests in Albania’s capital, Tirana, escalated into violence this week as students joined the demonstrations against the rising cost of living and government corruption.