All Europe
Super League smashup: US business crashes into English soccer valuesEuropean soccer’s values of community and custodianship were behind the three-day rise and fall of the proposed Super League.
First LookAfter years in Denmark, some Syrians are now forced homeDenmark has begun to revoke residency permits for many Syrian refugees who had been granted temporary protection. The move is prompting pushback.
Domestic abuse surged in pandemic. Britain pushing back with legal reform.Britain is set to enact sweeping reforms to its domestic violence laws. But whether the changes do enough to protect victims of abuse remains unclear.
First LookEU agrees on new carbon emissions goal ahead of US climate summitThe tentative deal, which was negotiated in an all-night session, would make the 27-nation European bloc climate-neutral by 2050. The agreement comes ahead of a U.S.-led climate summit set to gather heads of state from around the world.
Worse than the Cold War? US-Russia relations hit new low.With its relations with Washington at a nadir, Moscow is eyeing a more pragmatic, if adversarial, relationship with the U.S.
They sing for a living. In the pandemic, Germany has their backs.Thanks to a history of government funding for the arts, shuttered German opera houses and singers have kept humming during the pandemic.
How the far-right has shifted France’s political center of gravityFrench President Macron and Marine Le Pen are nabbing bits of each other’s platforms, scrambling what topics are accepted in the political mainstream.
First LookIn post-Brexit world, Europe adapts to new trade rules with UKTrade volumes between the United Kingdom and the European Union have suffered in the wake of Brexit. As international trade rules now apply to Britain, companies across Europe have to adapt to extra costs, paperwork, and longer delivery times.
First LookHow this hotel offers African migrants hope in the Canary IslandsWhen the Spanish government stopped contracting hotels to shelter the many Moroccan and West African migrants arriving in the Canary Islands, one couple is housing and caring for dozens who had nowhere to go.
When is a grocery store not a grocery store? When it’s a palace.In Soviet Moscow, Eliseevsky grocery store was alone in having full shelves. Today only its decor distinguishes it. The shop closes this weekend.
First LookPrince Philip remembered for his honesty, energy, and loyaltyPrince Philip, who died on Friday, spent over seven decades supporting Queen Elizabeth II during a turbulent reign for the thousand-year-old monarchy and attending more than 20,000 royal engagements.
First LookHow lingering tensions over Brexit ignited Northern IrelandIn response to four nights of violence in Northern Ireland between British loyalists and Irish nationalists, leaders are calling for peace. The unrest is in part due to rising tensions over post-Brexit trade rules and worsening relations between Belfast’s political parties.
First LookHow the pandemic may transform London for the betterAs London begins to make a recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, developers and city planners are figuring out how to build back so that the city evolves into a more friendly, diverse, and flexible place for workers and visitors alike.
First LookIt's official: Putin signs law that could extend his rule to 2036Vladimir Putin has signed a law allowing him to potentially hold onto power until 2036. This formalizes constitutional changes endorsed in a vote last July, which reset Mr. Putin’s presidential term limits.
FocusIs a pandemic the time to have a baby? Potential moms wrestle with question.The pandemic is forcing women to reassess the value they put on having a child and what they are willing to do to realize it.
Germany has money. Why don’t its schools have computers?The pandemic has created the will to fix the long-standing – and now critical – problem of lack of technology in German classrooms.
First LookIn Europe, revelers flock to restriction-free MadridMadrid’s policy of keeping bars, restaurants, museums, and theaters open has offered an oasis of fun – and pandemic risk – for young Europeans, who are heading to the city to escape strict lockdowns elsewhere.
First step: Threaten to ban Twitter. Next: A separate Russian internet?Moscow is threatening to cut off Twitter within Russia, suggesting it is trying to make it possible to sever its domestic internet from the world.
Bias against darker skin: Colorism gnaws in Britain’s minority communitiesIn Britain, colorism – the bias against those with darker skin – is a prejudice that is propagated within minority communities themselves.
Difference MakerTo fight terrorism, a German imam makes daily trek to prisonImam Husamuddin Meyer shows how spiritual counseling can help inmates reach the inner peace they need to avoid veering into Islamic fundamentalism.
