All Europe
- Isolated by Ukraine’s war, Mariupol looks for a peaceful future
In the port city of Mariupol, locals struggle with Ukraine’s ongoing civil war and plan for a future where trade with the world is free again.
- First LookItaly approaches an early election and a shift to the right
Deputy Premier Matteo Salvini announced he would no longer support Premier Giuseppe Conte's government, pushing Italy closer to an early election.
- Difference MakerTo save rare ponies, one couple gives up almost everything
Amanda Simpson and Stathis Katsarelias have given up almost everything to care for Skyrian horses on the island of Skíros.
- Not just a toy: Channel-hopping hoverboard draws military’s eye
When Franky Zapata crossed the English Channel on his hoverboard Sunday, the French Army saw a new way to move troops across the battlefield.
- Comeback fish: How Europe is saving the iconic sturgeon
Sturgeon populations have plummeted in recent decades. In Europe, advocates are taking action to revive the species.
- In France, a radical approach to fighting radicalization
How to fight extremism? In Argenteuil, France, with an innovative program that identifies and addresses discrimination, one prong of radicalization.
- First LookBelfast presents major Brexit challenges for Boris Johnson
Northern Ireland has been a key issue in the Brexit debate. While neither the EU nor the U.K. want a hard border, how that can be avoided is unclear.
- Difference MakerAn imaginative space that helps kids believe in stories – and themselves
The nonprofit Grimm & Co. boosts literacy skills at its store and in schools, serving close to 3,000 children a year in Rotherham, England.
- First LookFive nations meet with Iran to save 2015 nuclear deal
- First LookPolice arrest 1,400 at pro-democracy rally in Moscow
A Russian monitoring group said Sunday that 1,400 arrests was the largest number of detentions at a rally in the Russian capital in this decade.
- First LookRussia bans eight activists from running for Moscow city council
The Kremlin has been accused of attempting to stifle a growing opposition party. In one of the city's largest opposition protests in years, more than 20,000 took to the streets this past Saturday, with another protest planned this upcoming Saturday.
- Village store revival? German towns opt for community over big-box retailers
Peter Böhmer reopened the village store in his German home of Farchant a few years ago, and it has been going gangbusters ever since.
- First LookParis sizzles, London boils as record heat hits Europe
European nations have struggled to cope with a record-breaking heat wave that contrasts with their usually temperate summers. Climate scientists fear such conditions are soon to become the norm.
- Iran crisis reminds UK of a cost of Brexit
Even as Brexit looms, tensions in the Gulf have highlighted the limits of Britain's strength without international allies.
- First LookWith Boris Johnson as U.K. prime minister, economic forecast darkens
Boris Johnson's decisive win over Jeremy Hunt makes a "no deal" Brexit look increasingly likely for Nov. 1. If Britain leaves the EU without a withdrawal agreement, economists predict tariffs, a loss of jobs, and a weakened economy will be unavoidable.
- Ukraine votes for reform. Will new president seize the opportunity?
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy now has the ability to make sweeping reforms in Ukraine, after Sunday’s election gave him a majority in parliament.
- A Tory tea party? How fringe voters are reshaping British politics
In the U.K., tension between the Tory base and the elite has echoes of the tea party revolt that reshaped the GOP and blazed a path for Donald Trump.
- The ball is in Europe’s court to save Iran nuclear deal
Europe may be the best hope for salvaging the Iran nuclear deal amid rising tensions between Tehran and Washington in the Persian Gulf.
- Moldova shows Russia and the West can work together. Can they do it again?
That Russia, the U.S., and the EU could oust an oligarch in Moldova is raising hopes that they can find solutions in Ukraine and Georgia too.
- First LookVon der Leyen confirmed as first female EU Commission president
After a close vote, German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen was confirmed Tuesday. An outside candidate to begin with, Ms. von der Leyen must now corral a fractious European Parliament.