Putin orders the release of a jailed American while meeting with Trump's envoy for Ukraine talks.
Vladimir Putin ordered the release of an American from a Russian jail as he met Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff…
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French borrowing costs have reached a 24-year high as civil unrest and budget concerns unsettle the markets.
France’s borrowing costs have risen above 5% for the first time in 24 years, as political uncertainty and the government’s…
Helen Haines lost both legs in an alleged attack, but her husband says "her heart and mind are in good shape.
Independent MP Helen Haines has lost both legs but remains in a stable condition, two days after an alleged targeted…
This Norwegian village is one of the fastest-warming places on Earth. How can its people save it?
On a rugged mountain plateau of snow-dusted rocks in the remote Svalbard archipelago, glaciologist Andy Hodson points out the “ears”…
Stand-up Jon Richardson on turning his dark teenage diaries into a heartbreaking memoir: 'I couldn't sugarcoat those years
It starts on Christmas Day, 1996: “It’s been a lovely day … I realised how much I love my family.”…
Veggie Thursdays and vegan surprises! How Ghent became a plant-based paradise.
Sixty bowls of slime-green soup sit waiting for the children to arrive. Pupils rush in from their morning lessons, grab…
I closed my eyes and put my finger on a map of western Europe: 'This is where we're going on holiday!
A noisy crowd bursts into the street—a loud, bubbling surge coming toward us. This isn’t closing time on the Croisette…
Usha Vance is hard to read—but her Goodreads account is surprisingly revealing | Arwa Mahdawi
Usha Vance, a very clever woman with questionable taste in men, likes to keep busy. While lesser mortals (like me)…
A Gen Z protest movement might be on the verge of ousting Serbia's strongman. Here's why that would shake Europe | Misha Glenny
History may not be about to repeat itself in Serbia, but it is beginning to rhyme. Just over a quarter…
The UK government's failures caused COVID to spread "like wildfire" in care homes, an inquiry has found.
The care sector was “an afterthought” during the Covid-19 pandemic, and government failures caused the virus to spread “like wildfire”…