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- First LookFar-right EU candidates fan the flames of anti-immigration rhetoric
Divisive words, once taboo, are becoming commonplace in campaigns in the lead-up to EU elections. But experts warn the continued use of inflammatory language to gain visibility can also lead to violence.
- The EU stuck together on Brexit. Can it remain united on future issues?
The European Union stood together in Brexit negotiations. Can that unity help it find a way through future internal arguments?
- First LookAhead of EU vote, Hungary hammers home: 'Stop immigration!'
In this month's European Parliament election, no issue rings louder in Hungary than migration. But only around two dozen migrants currently enter the country per day – compared with more than 9,000 a day in September 2015.
- Russia’s Venezuela motives: It’s about the US, not Maduro.
Russia is involved in Venezuela not because of interest in Nicolás Maduro, but because it wants to curb what it sees as ‘meddling’ by the US.
- Barcelona elected a feminist government. Here’s what happened next.
Barcelona has been taking a feminist approach to governance by bringing a female perspective to urban planning.
- A Great Firewall of Russia? Kremlin puts key bricks into place.
Russians have enjoyed a relatively freewheeling internet, but that is likely to change with a new surveillance law.
- Could aid for Notre Dame help rebuild France’s crumbling history?
Notre Dame Cathedral is getting the money it needs to be rebuilt. But what about the other monuments across France that are still crumbling?
- With rise of Vox, Europe's populist wave reaches Spanish shores
Vox rejects the far-right label, but it shares themes with France’s National Front and Italy’s League. Critics call it a throwback to the Franco era.
- FocusShould ISIS brides and children return to their home nations?
US and European countries don't want to take back the women and children who supported ISIS. But experts say the world would be safer if they did.
- By playing Korean peacemaker, Putin seeks to revive Russia’s Far East
Vladimir Putin is hoping to use his summit with Kim Jong Un to insert himself into U.S.-North Korea denuclearization talks.
- First LookSpain's far-right Vox party gains edge before Sunday elections
Spain could see further fragmentation of its politics after the country's third vote in less than four years. The far-right Vox party is set to put its lawmakers in the lower house for the first time since the 1980s.
- First LookJournalist slain in Northern Ireland riot honored by UK, Irish politicians
Lyra McKee was the first journalist killed on the job in the U.K. in almost 20 years. Her death caused wide shock in Northern Ireland, a country still shaken by tremors from decades of violence.
- First LookBosnian Serb businessman, a nationalist party critic, slain
A prominent Bosnian Serb businessman who criticized the ruling Bosnian Serb nationalist party was shot dead in a Mafia-style killing. He hired and served all Bosnian ethnicities, even as tensions rise in the country's Serb-run region.
- First LookComedian cruises to landslide victory in Ukraine
Ukrainians voted overwhelmingly to elect Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a comedian turned politician, to be their next president on Sunday. The victory is seen as a rebuke to entrenched political corruption and a persistent low standard of living.
- FocusNorth Macedonia’s election: a victory for Western diplomacy?
North Macedonia votes on Sunday for a new president. But more important may be how the United States and European Union made this possible.
- Why frustrated Ukrainians may elect a comedian as president
Ukraine’s presidential election looks in the bag for comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy. But that reflects disappointment in incumbent Petro Poroshenko.
- First LookNotre Dame fire further stokes anti-rich sentiments in France
The French government's speedy response to the Notre Dame fire triggered backlash from yellow vest protesters, saying they feel even more overlooked after months of protests.
- Is populism waning in Germany? The steady rise of The Greens party
In Germany, the populist backlash has become a galvanizing force for The Greens party, now the country’s second largest party.
- Tangle of church and state roils Ukraine’s Orthodox parishes
Ukraine’s Orthodox parishes are being riven as they decide whether to retain a traditional affiliation with Moscow or join a new national church.
- Paris can learn others’ lessons in loss after Notre Dame fire
The Notre Dame fire is a major cultural loss for Paris. But communities around the world, from Warsaw to New York, show that recovery is possible.