All Europe
- Pentagon leaks? Ukrainians more focused on must-win battle.
Ukrainian troops preparing for an important spring offensive are choosing to shrug off the Pentagon leaks story. In war, as in life, it’s perhaps best to focus on what you hope to control.
- First LookMariupol women’s soccer team kicks back against Russian occupation
A new women’s soccer team was formed in Kyiv, Ukraine, after Mariupol was destroyed and captured by Russian forces. Despite funding shortages and other challenges, the team aimed to remain in the top league and represent Mariupol as a proud Ukrainian city.
- FocusCan a soccer team revive hope in a Welsh city? Welcome to Wrexham.
Can a soccer team in Wales boost the morale and prospects not only of fans, but a whole city?
- First LookEU develops a collaborative migration policy. What will it look like?
The European Union is adopting a new approach to the continent’s migration policy. When migrants arrive in any EU country, the European Commission will use “meaningful links,” such as family or cultural ties, when granting them access to a host country.
- Dolphins as casualties: The environmental costs of Ukraine war
Ukrainian prosecutors are preparing to take the Russian military to court on ecocide charges, based on a spike in Black Sea dolphin deaths
- New king, new expectations: What does Britain want from its monarchs?
The May 6 crowning of King Charles promises to swathe Britain in pomp and circumstance. But what does the monarchy represent to Britons today?
- First LookKremlin vs. press freedom: Judge rejects Gershkovich's appeal
American journalist Evan Gershkovich remains in a Russian jail on espionage charges after a judge rejected his appeal on Tuesday. The U.S. government and Mr. Gershkovich’s employer deny the allegations, while the case elicits outrage in the West.
- Will Pentagon leak sour US relationship with its allies?
The Pentagon leak has put sharp focus on both the strength of U.S. alliances and the fragility of relationships that need constant tending – especially in an era of disinformation.
- Making crime pay for the public? France gives seized property to charity.
Selling criminals’ ill-gotten property to benefit the state is not new. But France is trying something different: giving confiscated real estate directly to charity, to transform crime into public gain.
- Cover StoryFor Ukrainians, memory fuels the fight for sovereignty
In Ukraine, remembering does more than honor those lost in the war. It charts a path forward to a future free of Russia.
- First LookDelays cost lives: UN flags rising migrant crisis in Mediterranean
The U.N. migration agency reports 441 migrant deaths in 2023, the deadliest quarter in six years, and cites delayed rescue operations as a contributing factor. The agency expresses concerns about the normalization of this “intolerable” humanitarian crisis.
- A second front in Ukraine’s war: The battle against corruption
Ukraine is one of the most corrupt countries in Europe, but many citizens are seizing on the ferment war has brought as a chance to change that.
- First LookFinland joins NATO, bolsters security across Euro-Atlantic region
NATO is set to welcome Finland as the 31st member Tuesday after a conservative victory in the country’s weekend election. Russia has signaled it will build up defenses near their joint border if NATO deploys any troops in its newest member.
- From citizens’ pockets to soldiers’ hands: Ukraine’s crowdfunded war
- First LookCold War echoes: US journalist arrested for espionage in Russia
The Russian Federal Security Service arrested an American journalist, Evan Gershkovich, for espionage charges. The newspaper denies the allegations and demands his release, and the Biden administration has condemned the arrest “in the strongest terms.”
- First LookFlorida vs. Florence: Visitors to David statue weigh in on US school uproar
In Tallahassee, Florida, parents pressured a school principal into resignation after an image of Michelangelo’s nude David statue was shown to a sixth grade art class.
- First LookVatican disavows ‘Doctrine of Discovery,’ which justified taking of Native lands
Indigenous peoples have long called upon the pope to reject the doctrine, which was built on 15th-century “papal bulls.” Pope Francis acknowledged that the historical measures do not reflect the equal dignity and rights of Indigenous peoples.
- A frustrated French public defies Macron. But do protests matter?
Protests against President Macron's retirement reforms have inflamed France. Yet in a country where demonstrating is practically de rigueur, how much difference does marching really make in a situation like this?
- Interview: Belarus leader in exile on ‘defending our common values’
Russian tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus? The exiled leader of Belarus’ pro-democracy movement, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, points to a different view of her nation’s future.
- Journalists and AI: Is the newsroom big enough for both?
News media are beginning to experiment with artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT to write articles. But AI doesn't know if what it writes is true. How can it be used for responsible journalism?