The plan to give Mauritius formal control of the islands, home to a U.S.-British military base, was called “an act of great stupidity” by President Trump.
American power can survive America’s recurring overreach.
Orban defeat would have serious implications for the conservative movement worldwide.
America may be losing more than just the conflict in Iran.
With Prime Minister Viktor Orban seeming vulnerable before Sunday’s vote, criticism is growing from within institutions his party once counted on for support.
Europe is finding itself on the outs with Russia, China and the U.S., in what’s amounting to its very own “Mean Girls” moment.
President Trump’s cease-fire with Iran appears at risk as Vice President JD Vance heads to Pakistan for discussions with Iranian officials.
After 16 years in power, Prime Minister Viktor Orban party is trailing in most independent polls behind the opposition leader Peter Magyar as Sunday’s election draws nearer.
Washington has been debating the thrust of Mr. Trump’s foreign policy for more than a decade, with the only consensus being that “America First” means whatever the president says it does.
Sentebale filed a defamation lawsuit against the Duke of Sussex, who resigned as patron last year after a clash between the board of trustees and the board’s chair.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain is strengthening ties in Europe and the Middle East as the once-special relationship with America sours.
An association of airports told European Union officials that fuel shipments through the Strait of Hormuz had to restart within three weeks to avoid a “systemic” shortage.
The Rev. Marko Ivan Rupnik has installed mosaics across the Roman Catholic world, including at the Vatican. After nuns accused him of abuse, some want his work removed.
The Irish government said it had called in the army after protesters blocked highways, ports and an oil refinery, causing widespread disruption.
Renewable energy is cheaper to run than fossil fuels, especially with war choking oil supply. But it hasn’t turned out that way for some European countries, and the reason is complex.
Investors are betting that the European Central Bank and the Bank of England will raise interest rates this year.
Cuando EE. UU. e Israel lanzaron su ataque, algunos iraníes sintieron algo parecido a la esperanza. No duró mucho.
Through art, food, tourism and academics, an increasingly isolated Moscow is seeking to cement lasting ties with Pyongyang.
Lake Balaton was beloved as a vacation spot. Now, luxury real estate projects serve many friends of Prime Minister Viktor Orban, and the locals are fed up.
A four-bedroom duplex near Piazza San Marco, a five-bedroom house on the island of Mazzorbo, and a four-bedroom piano nobile in Cannaregio.
La 79ª edición del festival incluye películas de directores de cine de autor tan reconocidos como Pedro Almodóvar y Pawel Pawlikowski, pero cuenta con pocos títulos de Hollywood.
El gobierno del presidente Trump busca designar como terroristas a grupos de extrema izquierda alrededor del mundo, aunque haya pocas pruebas de que representan un peligro inminente.
The cease-fire would be in effect this weekend, the Kremlin said, but each side accused the other of violating a similar pause announced last year.
With Greece expected to ban social media for children under the age of 15, some Greeks shared their skepticism of the legislation while others approved it.
The fragile cease-fire has brought relief. But hope for change seems farther away than ever.
Talks to end the war in Ukraine could resume soon, said President Volodymyr Zelensky as he expressed skepticism about a breakthrough.
The German carmaker is the latest to scale back plans for electric vehicles in favor of gasoline models.
A section of the landmark’s original staircase will go up for auction next month and could sell for a towering sum.
As Moscow throttles Russia’s few remaining independent voices, the authorities targeted two of the most prominent, one a Nobel Peace Prize winner and the other headed by a Nobel laureate.
The Trump administration has made countering antifa and other far-left groups a counterterrorism priority, despite increasing threats from the Middle East.
The Trump administration aims to deploy counterterrorism tools against far-left groups, even as it has offered little evidence they present a dire threat.
A former jewelry-counter magnate, he served in Hungary under his friend President Trump, strengthening relations between the two countries as Orban tilted rightward.
Nailya Allakhverdiyeva tried compromising with the authorities so she could continue showing contemporary art. But the intimidation didn’t end.
Marcel Duchamp flipped the notion of art’s value on its head. We need foundation-shaking badly today, our critic says, and a sweeping survey at MoMA is an arresting reminder.
John Healey, the defense secretary, said the vessels were gathering information about undersea pipelines, and said he believed President Vladimir V. Putin “would want us to be distracted by the Middle East.”
The 79th edition of the festival includes film by revered art house film directors like Pedro Almodóvar and Pawel Pawlikowski but few Hollywood titles.
Britain, France and the European Union condemned Israel’s strikes targeting Hezbollah in the country, saying these threatened the truce.
An entrepreneur behind drones that make the final strike themselves epitomizes the transformation of Ukraine’s civilian technology industry into a defense powerhouse.
In the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, the Alternative for Germany could win control of the government this fall. Once in power, it has a plan to overhaul German society.
In this documentary, Igor Bezinovic casts nonactors to restage major episodes from when an Italian poet turned strongman ruled a city in what became Croatia.
Los huesos de cerca de seis millones de personas yacen en las catacumbas que han sido visitadas a lo largo de siglos, pero es hora de reacomodarlos para conservar el lúgubre legado de la capital francesa.
Viktor Orban’s 16-year rule could be coming to a close.
A study said church attendance had soared among British young people, a trend reversal that excited religious conservatives around the world. Turns out it wasn’t true.
Vessels are wary of passing the coast of Iran in the strait, given the fragile agreement, and the number of ships traveling through it has even dropped.
Critics wonder if this is America’s “Suez moment,” when a leading power signals the start of its international decline.
The vice president sought to downplay Israel’s continued bombardment of Lebanon, which he insisted had “nothing to do with” Iran.
ArcelorMittal, a European steel maker, is donating tens of millions of dollars of foreign steel for President Trump’s new ballroom.
En Europa y en todo el mundo, la guerra ha dañado las economías, ha agitado la política y ha puesto de relieve la falta de opciones para hacer frente a los caprichos del presidente Trump.
Countries including Australia, Spain and others have already passed bans or are working on plans to restrict teenagers’ access to social sites.
El anuncio del acuerdo de un alto al fuego de dos semanas se hizo 90 minutos antes de que venciera el plazo fijado por el presidente Trump.
Across Europe and the globe, the war has damaged economies, roiled politics and underscored a lack of options in dealing with President Trump’s whims.
In Matilda Goad’s Victorian terrace house, the kitchen is the first room you see. She designed it to make a good impression.
A new book by Patrick Radden Keefe retraces the secret life of a 19-year-old Londoner who fell in with a gangster underworld.
En La Première, el servicio transatlántico de primera clase de Air France, nada es considerado un exceso y cada nuevo capricho parece más suntuoso que el anterior.
El vicepresidente de Estados Unidos carga con la guerra en Irán y una popularidad en declive.
U.S. and Israeli forces hit targets in Iran as President Trump threatened to wipe out a “whole civilization.”
Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government blocked the artist formerly known as Kanye West from entering Britain for the three-day Wireless Festival in July.
Las autoridades se apresuraron a asegurar a los mexicanos que una colección de estimadas obras de arte regresaría en 2028. Un testamento pocas veces visto podría aclarar los deseos de la coleccionista.
The couple, who had been arrested during a tourist visit in 2022, were accused of spying in a case that galvanized the French public.
Three armed men clashed with the police in a shootout near the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday. The police killed one of the attackers and wounded the two others, officials said.
La BBC informó que se había denegado la entrada al país al rapero anteriormente conocido como Kanye West. El festival que debía encabezar ha sido cancelado.
The U.K. government underlined its previous stance that the United States could only use British bases for defensive purposes, after President Trump threatened to strike civilian targets.
The BBC reported that entry to the country was being denied to the rapper formerly known as Kanye West. The festival he was due to headline is now canceled.
Two other armed men and two police officers were wounded in the clash, the provincial governor said.
As the Persian Gulf conflict boosts the oil revenue that finances Moscow’s war against Ukraine, Kyiv’s forces are striking at Russia’s ability to refine and ship its crude.
American democracy has a personality problem.
Institutions are grappling with the human remains in their collections that were used to justify debunked theories about race.
Una escena filmada en 1966 muestra a Dylan y Lennon en un momento incómodo. Detrás del intercambio, se jugaba una tensión clave sobre influencia y autoría.
The vice president gets saddled with the Iran war and eroding popularity.
A scheduled visit by the American vice president, JD Vance, makes clear that Russia is not the only country invested in a victory for Hungary’s leader, Viktor Orban.
Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s policies affecting the Roma minority have put those voters in play in upcoming parliamentary elections. In a tight race, they could make the difference.
For centuries, the bones of some six million people were buried in the catacombs beneath the city. Curators are trying to preserve and modernize the tunnels while maintaining the spooky ambience.
Prosecutors say Amit Forlit ran a global hacking operation on behalf of a Washington lobbying group that aimed to thwart environmental lawsuits against oil companies.
During his first Easter address, Pope Leo XIV called for peace and condemned violence. The pope has been increasingly outspoken since the war in Iran began.
The demand reflects both the U.S. administration’s eagerness to secure a lasting cease-fire in Gaza and its growing impatience with the Palestinian militant group.
Global leaders are struggling in their efforts to find a way to end the American-Israeli war on Iran, and they are spooked about what President Trump might do next.
Plus, Ye’s attempted comeback prompts backlash.
Prime Minister Viktor Orban has made hostility to Ukraine a centerpiece of his campaign. Moscow seems determined to repay the favor.
In the age of drone warfare, Russia is expected to exploit the return of vegetation to help conceal its troops.
Una investigación polaca se suma a las pruebas encontradas en países latinoamericanos que muestran que los compuestos de las colillas de cigarros usadas protegen de los parásitos a los nidos de aves.
Jeffrey Epstein spent his last days of freedom in Paris, meeting with influential figures. It was a playbook he used everywhere he lived to stamp a veneer of respectability on a life of sordid criminality.
A writer reports from inside the premium bubble, where there’s no such thing as too much, petty annoyances are nonexistent and the real world never intrudes.
A 21-year-old woman, her baby and a 16-year-old girl were killed after a nearly 100-foot tree fell in a wooded area in northern Germany, the police said.
El accidente ocurrió antes de la Corrida Picassiana, un evento anual en Málaga que rinde homenaje al pintor Pablo Picasso.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he was “deeply concerned” that the rapper known for antisemitic and racist comments had been booked to perform at the Wireless Festival.
Survivors said at least 100 people were on a boat that had left Libya for Europe. Only 32 of those aboard are known to have survived.
The accident happened before the Corrida Picassiana, an annual event in Malaga that honors the painter Pablo Picasso.
The pontiff’s Easter remarks follow a Palm Sunday homily in which he said God rejected the prayers of “those who wage war.”
A film scene of Dylan and Lennon at a low moment in 1966 has held a grim fascination for fans. Beneath the repartee, a touchy issue was at stake.
Two men and a teenager were arrested this week, the London police said, adding that the March attack had not been declared a terrorist incident.
Families gathered for picnics and games this week to mark the end of the Iranian new year holiday, seizing on a brief chance to celebrate.
European leaders and other officials have ideas for bringing shipping back to the strait once the Iran war ends. But none of them are sure bets.
She sang of homesickness and longing, and often collaborated with American musicians like John Prine and Emmylou Harris.
El presidente de Francia, Emmanuel Macron, criticó al presidente Trump por lo que calificó de una actitud poco seria ante la guerra en Irán y sus ataques constantes contra la OTAN.
Rima Hassan, a member of the European Parliament, could face seven years in prison for the post, in which she quoted a perpetrator of a 1972 massacre in Israel.
La misión Artemis II no solo tiene que ver con la ciencia y la exploración. También forma parte de una crucial carrera espacial entre EE. UU. y China.
Lower immigration has brought labor supply in line with shaky demand, but economists worry that such a slow-moving job market is at risk of toppling over.
This week’s properties include a duplex in Almada, a modern apartment in Lisbon and rowhouse in Porto.
For more than three years, Giorgia Meloni’s leadership of Italy has seemed unshakable. Now she suddenly seems vulnerable.
President Emmanuel Macron of France expressed disapproval about President Trump’s handling of the war against Iran on Thursday, chastising him for speaking cavalierly in a speech.
The Artemis II mission isn’t just about science and exploration. It’s part of a high-stakes space race between the U.S. and China.
The president said this week the recent increases would be “short-term.” But other leaders are preparing for a longer crisis.
Pope Francis washed and kissed the feet of prisoners and refugees. On Thursday, his successor performed the rite of humility and service for priests.
The ship sank during the Battle of Copenhagen, an important moment in Danish and British history, and became the origin of a common saying.
The conventions for naming storms are complicated by a mishmash of rules, national quirks and language barriers.
The golden helmet of Cotofenesti, a highly regarded artifact from Romania, and two elaborate golden bracelets were taken in January 2025.
President Emmanuel Macron of France suggested that President Trump’s daily comments on the war in Iran were unserious. “Maybe one shouldn’t speak every day,” Mr. Macron told reporters.
Doubts that the United States would come to the aid of NATO allies increase each time, prompting Europeans to consider an alliance without Washington.
The European Union and national capitals are trying to make social media and algorithms less addictive and safer, especially for children.
A new exhibit at the Met highlights Iba Ndiaye’s myriad influences from across the globe, but ultimately his work was all his own.
Removing child sexual abuse material from the internet exacts a heavy toll on the workers tasked with reviewing it.
While hundreds of other journalists fled into exile after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dmitri A. Muratov stayed. But he did not stay quiet.
Removing child sexual abuse material from the internet exacts a heavy toll on the workers tasked with reviewing it.
Missile interceptors made by the South Korean firm LIG Nex1 are said to be performing well, at a small fraction of the cost of U.S. interceptors.
The war in Iran has exposed the need to mount a defense against foreign influence campaigns, officials and experts say.
She sang lead for influential all-female bands, including Malaria!, and toured in the U.S. and elsewhere with groups like the Birthday Party and New Order.
The interconnectedness of global energy markets means that the effects of Iran’s blockade of the waterway are not limited to countries directly dependent on oil from the Middle East.
In an interview with The Telegraph, a British newspaper, President Trump said that he was considering pulling the United States out of NATO alliance over the war in Iran.
Threatening to pull out of NATO, President Trump portrayed the alliance as a “paper tiger” and said Europe was on its own in trying to secure the Strait of Hormuz.
The group is suspected of involvement in a string of attacks on Jewish targets in Belgium, Britain and the Netherlands.
Investigators cited a possible technical malfunction.
The Pentagon is in talks with Denmark for access to three more areas on the Arctic island. Several Greenlanders said they didn’t like the idea.
Accommodations are simple, affordable and offer a glimpse of the city’s religious culture. Just keep your voice down.
En los últimos 20 años, este alimento se ha convertido en un meme, una parte esencial de la marca turística islandesa. Pero el bocadillo se ha encarecido por la inflación.
Decades-old prison buildings were designed to be secure from the ground but not the air. Experts say that makes a lucrative smuggling trade hard to tackle.
The competition will bring together singers representing 10 nations including South Korea, the Philippines and Vietnam.
President Trump has fired criticism at America’s longtime ally over the war in Iran, but there are hopes that the royal visit will help shore up relations.
Books by Marie NDiaye, Daniel Kehlmann and Rene Karabash are among the shortlisted titles for the major award for fiction translated into English.
As the Kremlin spends heavily on censorship technology, Russians are scrambling to find new ways to circumvent the limits.
With new outages and blockages, President Vladimir V. Putin is taking his boldest steps yet to control Russians’ communications.
Lola Rykiel, the granddaughter of Sonia Rykiel, creates clothes for women who don’t want to look like anyone else.
This reliable food has long been a cheap option in an expensive country. Steadily increasing prices have locals complaining, but they can’t stop ordering one with everything.
After decades of prioritizing domestic over military spending, the continent’s leaders are trying to pivot. That is straining national budgets and could anger voters.
A baffling overdose death took investigators to the frontier of ultra-potent synthetic drugs. The clues were hauntingly familiar.
On his podcast “Ill-Advised With Bill Nighy,” the English actor counsels listeners on etiquette and fashion. His objective is to not make anything worse.
A 1936 convention establishing Turkish control over the Dardanelles could be an inspiration to resolving the energy bottleneck in the Persian Gulf.
As the United States expands its armada of warplanes on British soil, Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he is trying to defend Britain’s interests while keeping the country out of war.
Iran maintained that no negotiations have been held with the United States, and said none would while the fighting continues.
La cantante canadiense, quien ha aparecido pocas veces en el escenario desde que anunció su diagnóstico de síndrome de la persona rígida en 2022, ofrecerá 10 espectáculos a partir de septiembre.
Thieves stole three paintings by Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse from the Magnani-Rocca Foundation in Mamiano, Italy.
Dion, who has rarely performed since announcing her stiff person syndrome diagnosis in 2022, will put on 10 shows beginning in September.
En tres minutos, los ladrones entraron a la Fundación Magnani-Rocca, a las afueras de Parma, Italia, y se llevaron cuadros valorados en millones, dijeron las autoridades.
Thieves broke into the Magnani-Rocca Foundation outside Parma, Italy, officials said, and made off with paintings worth millions.
In her “Trilogy of Funerals,” the Spanish provocateur Angélica Liddell shows a sense of vulnerability that will surprise longtime watchers of her work.
Samuel Pepys’s journals are an invaluable record of British history. A new book reconsiders his infamous sexual exploits.
Members of President Trump’s circle, working in plain sight, have caught the eye of Denmark’s intelligence services for trying to make friends and cut deals on the Danish territory.
A continent away, eclectic style draws the eye.
The Ukrainian president visited the Middle East, where he sought to shift his country from a recipient of military aid to a supplier.
Prosecutors say the police thwarted an attacker as he was trying to detonate explosives. The episode is being investigated as possible terrorism.
On the debate over the future of religious faith, and if it is expanding or not, in America.