All Europe
- MPs now back Brexit: The changing nature of British democracy
Though a majority of MPs opposed Britain leaving the EU, Parliament's lower chamber overwhelmingly voted to start the exit process. Many say they're following the will of the people, possibly in hopes of maintaining political stability.
- How uncertainty over Trump is fueling Ukraine's latest deadly violence
Though their explanations differ, Kiev, Moscow, and the rebels in the restive Donbass region all point to the new US administration's ambivalence about Ukraine as cause for the spate of fighting.
- First LookIs Putin stepping up the violence in eastern Ukraine?
A surge in fighting in eastern Ukraine over recent days has led to the highest death toll in weeks.
- First LookPoland posts detailed list of former Auschwitz guards online
Polish historians say they have compiled the most complete list of Nazi SS commanders and guards at Auschwitz, with the aim of bringing justice.
- First LookFrench Socialists decisively pick leftist Benoît Hamon in presidential race
Benoît Hamon, who rose from political obscurity on a guaranteed basic income proposal, will be the Socialist Party candidate in France's upcoming presidential election.
- As furor over refugees grips US, Canada offers a different way to integrate
Even as the Trump administration closes US borders to some refugees, Canada's decades-old private refugee sponsorship program is getting another look by nations struggling with their own influxes of migrants.
- Underdogs complete sweep of French primaries, upending presidential race
With Socialist Benoît Hamon's win Sunday, centrists have been shut out of the two major French parties' presidential run-ups. And far-right Marine Le Pen and former Socialist Emmanuel Macron could yet keep both parties out of the eventual runoff in May.
- The 'Good Samaritan' factor: Why some judges in France are not enforcing the law
Faced with cases where the legal code and the public perception of what's right do not overlap, some French judges are declining to find 'Good Samaritan' defendants guilty – which is empowering social activists.
- First LookBill to trigger Brexit introduced in Parliament, after May loses case to go it alone
On Tuesday, Britain's Supreme Court reaffirmed that Prime Minister Theresa May needs approval from Parliament before she can formally trigger the country's exit from the European Union.
- Russia's decriminalization of domestic abuse: a sign of conservatives' influence?
Women's rights advocates say move leaves women underprotected from abusive spouses. But it also signals the growing political clout of the Russian Orthodox Church and other conservative political actors.
- Uncertainty over Brexit ratchets back up with court ruling
Tuesday's ruling doesn't derail Prime Minister May's plan to leave the European Union. But it gives Parliament the potential to soften the exit.
- Russia leaves Syria talks with tentative plan. Up next: get US involved.
Russia, Iran, and Turkey agreed Tuesday to sketch the outlines of a wider political settlement to Syria's civil war, which would be taken to larger talks in Geneva that include the US, the EU, and other major players.
- First LookBritain’s Supreme Court tosses spanner in Brexit plans
Britain’s top court ruled Tuesday that ‘Brexit’ cannot proceed without a parliamentary vote.
- First LookDutch PM tells migrants to 'Behave normally or go away'
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte sought to draw votes from his far-right opponent with a full-page newspaper ad that said that immigrants engaging in antisocial behavior should leave.
- As refugees traverse France's Roya Valley, locals ask: Should we help them?
Several residents of the region are facing charges for supplying aid to migrants who crossed over from Italy. They say they feel obligated to help, especially as the government does not.
- Trident missile misfire off Florida: When did British PM learn about it?
A failed missile test last June for Britain's aging Trident nuclear deterrent system may have been kept quiet as ministers voted to £40 billion of funding for the program.
- The Pompidou at 40: How, despite terrorism, museum keeps Parisians coming
Many Paris museums saw their attendance decline in 2016, as terrorism fears kept foreign tourists away. But the Centre Pompidou, which turns 40 this year, hasn't suffered the same shortfall.
- Why Trump's presidency may not be boon for French populist Le Pen
While the leader of France's far-right National Front party has played up her ties to the incoming US president, her supporters are much cooler on the American businessman.
- Can a conservative president save the EU parliament from the far right?
The European Parliament elected Antonio Tajani on Tuesday to replace outgoing president Martin Schulz. Mr. Tajani faces a number of challenges, including the growing influence of anti-establishment and anti-EU political parties.
- With globalism in retreat, have Davos elites gotten the message?
Attendees at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, are showing signs that they feel they need to adjust their liberal, globalist philosophy – and how it has redistributed wealth.