Centrists want alternatives to a matchup between the far right and far left in the 2027 presidential election. Teddy Riner, the judo champion, is in, while Christine Lagarde is less likely.
After years in elite police units, he drew scrutiny from human rights groups for selling arms and providing other services to unsavory governments. He was 80.
The officer, who served at a NATO base in Britain, is expected to be charged in the coming days, two officials said.
Leaders at COP31 are confronting a new reality as global warming enters the “unsafe zone.”
In Dublin, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said Europeans would join the next round of talks. Russia has not confirmed that.
As part of a multiyear deal, the Teatro Municipal in Chile is receiving intensive training from the famed ballet school.
For his inaugural season as general director, Baptiste Charroing is channeling the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées’s iconic past.
More than 200 flights were canceled on Wednesday as torrential rain and powerful winds lashed the country.
Culture funding in France heavily favors the country’s capital. So a traveling outpost of the Musée d’Orsay is bringing art to rural communities that have long felt left behind.
The Ukrainian government has opened up a trove of five million battlefield videos to defense companies at home and abroad.
A double LP gathers an eclectic group to interpret MacGowan’s songs, which celebrate the perfectly imperfect.
A French composer obsessed with the saxophone, Decruck wrote dazzling music. Decades later, her work is getting a second hearing. Listen for yourself.
Washington wants to intensify its economic pressure campaign on Iran by closing its land borders. Neighboring states, fearing economic fallout, are pushing back.
The language’s watchdog, Spain’s Royal Academy, holds fast to a dubious definition of “Jew.”
In Peru, where Leo XIV lived for two decades and became a citizen, the pope was met by President Keiko Fujimori, whose father’s policies he had protested.
Agile Robots plans to expand in the United States and increase production in Europe after raising funds in a round led by SoftBank.
The ruling, which could affect similar laws in other British Commonwealth countries, has spotlighted a legal system still intertwined with a former colonial power.
The death of Alexander Darchiev was announced by Russia’s foreign ministry. He was appointed to his post in Washington in 2025, as relations between the Kremlin and the White House warmed.
Workers across Spain went on strike, protesting against rising housing costs and stagnant wages ahead of the national election in November.
Vladimir Uglev, a lead developer of a Cold War-era chemical weapon used on the dissident Alexei Navalny, later turned against the government. He was 80.
His comments in a 2022 interview have drawn accusations of incitement to violence and racial hatred — accusations that his lawyers reject.
As a round of negotiations ended in Abu Dhabi, President Trump’s envoys said they would go to Moscow as the Kremlin demands discussions on European security structures.
Hundreds of schools in Italy were evacuated after receiving fake bomb threats, in the latest wave of disruptions to hit the continent. Threatening messages were also sent to schools in Ireland and Scotland.
Video showed demonstrators from a pro-Palestinian protest throwing projectiles at former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. after he attended an event at Trinity College Dublin on Tuesday.
President Trump is seeking damages from the British broadcaster over a documentary it conceded was misleadingly edited.
Workers in a wide range of industries walked off the job to protest rising rents and stagnant wages, which have become central issues in the campaign.
A London revival of Caryl Churchill’s satirical 1979 play leans into the exuberance of self-discovery, even as its era of anything-goes hedonism has, in many ways, past.
There are images from space that the U.S. government doesn’t want the public to see. Here’s why.
The Orléans Fine Arts Museum is on a quest to recover hundreds of works stolen during World War II — and the director wants your help.
GPS-linked devices have been insisting that Ukrainians are in Lima, the Peruvian capital. The culprit is a jamming system built to thwart Russian airstrikes.
Burned out and searching for answers, many travelers are turning to ancient walking routes and hidden cloisters to find stillness and renewal.
President Trump refused to send an American delegation to the United Nations climate summit in Turkey.
For more than 30 years, the paper covered an increasingly repressive Russia. “The process of silencing us started many years ago,” one of its journalists said.
The 41-year-old man, who was not named, was in custody pending possible charges after a joint investigation with the F.B.I. and U.S. military intelligence.
Prosecutors say Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, a leader of an Iranian-backed militia, passed along coded messages that were delivered to operatives working on behalf of Iran.
Russia’s independent newspaper, Novaya Gazeta, closed its doors on Monday after the landlord refused to renew their lease and the banks said that they would stop processing their readers’ donations.
The prison where Brand is starting his 10-year sentence is “unsanitary and squalid,” according to a recent report. The former star could also be moved to a prison for sex offenders.
Throughout the world, creators are finding inspiration in folklore and putting new twists on archaic symbols and rituals.
Ms. Goldsmith, a British TV producer, accused Mr. Brand of “violence” and “coercive control” during their relationship. She made the allegations publicly for the first time after his sentencing for rape and sexual assault.
Some of Milan’s best creative minds are working on solutions to floods, drought and 100-degree days.
The family treasure was sumptuous enough to host a pope in the 17th century, but for guests today, air-conditioning would enhance the appeal.
The six etchings were missing for over a month after a robbery at a fine-dining restaurant in the French Riviera.
“Hearing different kinds of rhythms and tones makes me understand shapes better,” said Kim Mupangilaï.
The Duchess of Sussex accompanied her husband, Prince Harry, in Brussels at an event about online safety for children.
Hector Guimard’s Hôtel Mezzara is being prepared for its future life as a museum dedicated to Art Nouveau.
The British entertainer rose to fame with the television show “Little Britain” and has published over 40 children’s books.
The Guardian and ITV News published claims from multiple women against the comedian and writer, who fought a weekslong court battle to keep the claims private. He denies the accusations.
A U.S. Army unit in Germany is not sure what’s next as the Pentagon considers a major drawdown of forces in Europe.
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has shown a willingness to endure a high price to get what he wants in Ukraine, and he sees little reason to stop fighting now, analysts say.
This season, filmmakers from Japan, Russia, Romania and Germany have chosen to venture abroad for a variety of creative and political reasons.
A lone traveler finds fellowship among the ramblers as he hikes 192 miles, moving from coast to coast.
Critics say some of the country’s environmental policies run counter to the image it is offering as host of a United Nations climate summit.
In newly magnetic Marseille, a family of designers have figured out how to manufacture desire.
Watch Taseer pack for his two-week trek.
It’s the first drop in planet-warming pollution since the pandemic in 2020. But researchers cautioned that the decline could be short-lived.
The downturn in the automotive industry has done away with services and benefits that residents of Friedrichshafen, a lakeside city, once enjoyed.
A London judge said the former comedy star, who was convicted of rape and sexual assault last week, had shown a “casual, arrogant disregard” for women’s wishes.
The former star, whom a British judge sentenced to 10 and a half years in prison on Monday, became an anti-establishment flag-bearer through conspiracy-minded commentary.
The government blames the far right for inspiring the gunman, while the opposition accuses the government of lax security.
U.S.-led talks to end the war between Russia and Ukraine will resume this week in Abu Dhabi. A cease-fire won’t be on the table.
Migrant arrivals to Europe are down overall but still claiming scores of victims, overwhelming local officials and dominating political debate.
The French foreign minister said he had summoned the Iranian ambassador to France after a cyberattack on hundreds of supermarkets last month. Iran did not immediately respond.
Residents and tourists in Poland mourned the victims of a mass shooting that left at least six people dead in Krakow. The bodies of the suspect’s parents and sister were later found at his home in another town.
Russel Brand, the former actor, comedian and YouTuber, was sentenced to 10 and a half years in prison for rape and sexual assault.
In “Murder in Paris ’68,” Edward Chisholm unspools the seedy murder of Alain Delon’s bodyguard with panache and hard-boiled charm.
Turkey wants to promote its “zero waste” program while hosting the U.N.’s global climate conference. Its own recycling industry is oozing plastic.
If a far-right party in Paris or Berlin was determined to burn bridges with its neighbors, it could.
Crowds have flocked to the stern, but reassuring, face of Angela Merkel in her official portrait, even as a backlash to her legacy roils German politics.
Officials say that a 24-year-old killed his family and then six people during a rampage in Krakow. Now they are trying to determine the motive.
The midterm elections in the United States and recent votes in Europe show how blowout victories can make results impossible to deny.
War, artificial intelligence and the Trump era have overshadowed climate change. But officials from nearly every nation are meeting to confront global warming.
The National Forest and Wildlife Service of Peru said three people had tried to smuggle the tarantulas, which included a threatened species, into Germany.
Negotiators and leaders are gathering for annual United Nations climate talks. They come as global temperatures are set to breach a key threshold.
At least nine people were dead after shootings in Krakow and another town. The suspected gunman died in the hospital and his motive remains unclear.
Kelly Holley-Bockelmann was one of the top astrophysicists in the country until President Trump’s policies affected every part of her work.
A gunman opened fire at a main market square in Krakow, Poland, killing at least six people and wounding several others, police said.
The contest to replace António Guterres as U.N. secretary general has been jolted by last-minute entrants and deep divisions among members of the Security Council.
After months of secrecy, Ukrainian commanders let New York Times journalists join them in bunkers and training grounds used to reverse some Russian territorial gains.
The authorities said that the gunman, who began shooting from a car near a market square, was shot and taken to a hospital.
A cyberattack on supermarket fridges, bomb threats to planes and software vulnerabilities have Europe on edge as government officials encourage resilience and stockpiling.
After two decades at luxury houses including Hermès, Sophie Toporkoff opened a stained glass studio and introduces some of her design sensibilities to the craft.
In his twilight years, the British monarch is embracing his role as a global statesman, even when that involves heavy rain and difficult questions about his nation’s history.
The crowds were smaller on Saturday than in previous weeks’ demonstrations, but the animating sense of grievance remained.
The commanding victory of the Democrats has brought private relief to some Europeans but no official glee, with Ukraine, Iran and NATO all hanging in the balance.
Victory for Democrats could alter the course of peace negotiations and a war nearing its fifth year.
Multiple flights in Europe were disrupted and several newsrooms in Ireland were evacuated after false bomb threats, the latest of a series of security incidents.
Bomb threats have disrupted dozens of flights in Europe over the past week. At airports in Rome, Madrid and Warsaw, travelers were more frustrated than fearful.
Some book publishers pulled Brand’s titles after his conviction on a rape charge on Thursday. But streaming services like YouTube seem less sure how to deal with old content featuring the former star.
The comment came a day after a jury convicted Brand of rape. The London police have said they are investigating two further accusations against the former comedy star.
A number of newsrooms in Europe had to be evacuated on Friday after receiving bomb threats while threats to flights continued.
The Hungarian capital is a place of wrenching history and astonishing beauty, one perhaps best experienced at night.
Five European nations are closing in on a plan to send rejected migrants to Rwanda following a failed U.K. deal with the country.
A summit could bolster Xi Jinping’s stature. But talks about Ukraine’s future and limits on nuclear weapons pose uncomfortable choices for China.
Pope Leo XIV’s tour of Uruguay, Argentina and Peru is his first major trip since an operation on his lung last month.
In Trappes, a suburb of Paris with a large immigrant population, residents believe that a shooting rampage was fueled by years of anti-immigrant sentiment.
Bomb threats disrupted dozens of flights in Europe this week, prompting some countries to order fighter jets to respond to what turned out to be hoaxes.
British criminal trials like Russell Brand’s have rules around what can be reported.
The U.N. leader died in a plane crash in 1961. Many suspect foul play, but a lot of information still remains secret.
Plus, how K-pop controls its stars.
Both Moscow and Kyiv say Mrs. Trump’s team was the driving force behind an evacuation of a besieged city. It was also in their interest to deliver her a humanitarian win.
The comedian, actor and YouTuber has had ups and downs throughout a tumultuous career. A conviction on charges of rape and sexual assault was a new low.
As Klaus-Michael Kühne’s business became a global force in container shipping, he resisted demands to document its wartime activities. He was 89.
Russell Brand, the firebrand YouTuber and former comedian, was found guilty in a London court on Thursday of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault. A jury cleared him of three other charges.
Passengers recounted landing at a military base and being subjected to security checks and travel delays after threats that turned out to be hoaxes affected planes in Italy, Poland and Spain.
A TV program helped to identify the victims, a Russian woman and her young daughter, who were found dead in a Rome park.
Hundreds of thousands of protesters took to the streets in France as a union-organized day of demonstrations affected services across the country.
The government said the risk to the British public from the disease was low. The current outbreak in Africa has spread widely across the continent, killing more than 5,000 people.
A Finnish court convicted the captain and boatswain of a cargo ship of aggravated criminal damage in relation to an incident last year in the Gulf of Finland.
More than two dozen planes that were targeted on Thursday landed safely, officials said, after similar threats earlier this week. The hoaxes have added to airspace anxiety in the region.
Alex de Betak spent decades as a force in the fashion world. Tragedy and a new dream made him walk away. Here’s what happened next.
Roughly 260 demonstrations are expected to take place across France on Thursday, escalating weeks of protests against the rising cost of living.
In country after country stricken by democratic decay, overwhelming turnout in elections is making a difference.
Pope Leo wore his usual white vestments. Bob Dylan visited the Vatican in a hooded sweatshirt and polka-dot tie. There was no singing.
He was a celebrity stylist to rock stars and royalty whose blockbuster product, Frizz Ease, changed his fortunes (and women’s hair) forever. He was 75.
The choreographer Benjamin Millepied is presenting a season at the storied Parisian theater. “It’s so alive and it’s a place to do something for a broader public.”
Millions viewed Lisa He’s post about her mother’s struggling business in Edinburgh. But internet fame created its own complications — and obscured bigger questions.
At the British Library, visitors are invited to sift through a lifetime of clues to uncover the woman behind the world’s best-selling crime novels.
With “fade farms,” some savvy vintage sellers have found a quicker way to achieve a coveted worn-in look.
Some Iranian clerics and officials argue the country must rebuild deterrence by dropping its longstanding pledge not to build a nuclear bomb.
The government designated the protest group as a terrorist organization last year, prompting criticism. The country’s Supreme Court is hearing a challenge to the ban on Wednesday.
Nearly 70 people died in the crash, the second high-speed rail accident in less than a year.
Russia struck a humanitarian hub in the Zaporizhzhia region of Ukraine, killing dozens and leaving many more missing, officials said.
King Charles III of Britain did not offer a formal apology for Britain’s trans-Atlantic slave trade during his address at the Commonwealth meeting in Antigua on Tuesday.
From spongeware-decorated mugs to casserole dishes, Nicholas Mosse Pottery offers gift-giving ideas.
The disruptive watch brand MB&F has created a tabletop gorilla pencil sharpener.
In London, Lucy McGrath uses a traditional process to make stationery, ornaments and other items for her Marmor Paperie brand.
Freezers at grocery stores in at least seven European countries have malfunctioned, blowing hot air and spoiling refrigerated products.
Karl Bushby, 57, has returned home to Hull, England, after completing a journey on foot that started in the late 1990s and took him across four continents.