All Europe
- First LookMerkel says EU meeting will be focused on solutions to migrant issues
Amid tensions over whether or not migrants should continue being admitted into Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel is heading an upcoming meeting with European nations to discuss potential paths forward to help ease problems associated with migration.
- As OPEC watches nervously, Russia and Saudi Arabia create a new axis – of oil
Russia is trying to be friends with everyone at once, and wielding growing influence as a global giant in weaponry and oil production. Some of its success could be at the US's expense.
- First LookSyrian family one of fortunate few to find a new home in Britain
Community members in Kingston upon Thames, a town in southwest London, have opened their homes and hearts to Syrian refugees who have escaped from their war-torn hometowns. Britain has resettled 7,000 refugees so far in the country.
- One answer to the bee crisis: Turn everyone into backyard breeders
A steady decline in the bee population has prompted two biologists to sell and oversee bee homes in Switzerland and now France.
- Cooperative communities keep Spanish seniors cared for
Eldercare is a mounting problem in Spain as younger people move away from their traditional homes. So older people are taking care of the problem themselves – in self-managed cooperatives.
- Trudeau in Europe? Leftist governments find footing in Spain and Portugal
As much of the European south strikes a dour tone on economic and migration woes, Spain and Portugal test a new vision for open, socialist government in Europe.
- In Switzerland, giving children a say in life-changing decisions
Switzerland has made a strong international commitment to defending the rights of its children. And one group is committed to making sure the country abides by that promise.
- Tomato workers fight exploitation by making their own sauce in Apulia
In southern Italy, a region with chronic unemployment, SfruttaZero is fighting illegal practices of the agromafia that take advantage of workers all along the production chain.
- Online matchmaker pairs donors with charities in Greece
Desmos’s platform has connected donations – from computers to playground equipment – to hundreds of organizations, and has also launched a service for employers and job-seekers. Five women launched the nonprofit during the Greek debt crisis.
- As World Cup kicks off, Russia aims to prove a world-class host again
The world's most popular single sporting event starts Thursday, but it's more than just a game for Russia. It's an opportunity to bolster infrastructure, stir national pride, and spotlight Russian modernity.
- A newly populist Italy tests Europe's bonds
While the very public spat with President Trump during the Group of Seven meeting has been dominating headlines, the biggest threat to European cohesion does not come from outside the continent but from within. A biweekly column on patterns in diplomacy.
- In Italy's new government, a glimpse of populism's scope – and limits
“Populist” is used to describe everything from the Trump administration to Chavista Venezuela. Italy's new government, made of two contrasting parties, offers a chance to explore how much the term encompasses.
- Push to enshrine consent in rape laws encounters obstacles in Europe
Lack of consent is increasingly seen as a core element of rape. But less than a third of European countries have made it law, despite high-profile cases around the issue. Why is change so slow going?
- As Singapore summit nears, Russia worries Trump and Kim won't cut a deal
As the Trump-Kim summit nears, little attention has been given to how the Kremlin views the situation. But Russia has a great deal at stake, as both a neighbor and a patron of North Korea.
- First LookAfter facing resistance in Europe, Uber launches bike sharing service
Despite its convenience, the ride-share company Uber continues to be perceived as a threat to traditional taxi companies and local governments. Now banned in several European cities, Uber is expanding to launch JUMP, an electric bike sharing service.
- First LookItaly forms western Europe's first populist government
After days of financial worry from investors over Italy's economy and relationship with the euro, the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement and the right-wing League joined forces to establish Italy's new populist government and vowed to make sending migrants home a priority.
- First LookSpain's new leader Pedro Sanchez promises an end to corruption
Pedro Sanchez is Spain's new prime minister after he unseated Mariano Rajoy from power in a no-confidence vote. Mr. Sanchez is a socialist, and held the vote after Mr. Rajoy's conservative party was convicted for significant corruption.
- Russia woos a Europe feuding with US over tariffs, Iran
The United States is making life hard for Europe, both directly through new tariffs and indirectly by withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal. And that is giving Russia an opening to reset its relationship with its neighbors.
- How a mosque gained a foothold in a resistant British town
In a country where immigrant newcomers often complain they do not feel welcome, and where many indigenous Britons say they no longer feel at home, the town of Lincoln’s example suggests that home-making does not have to be a zero-sum game. Part of an occasional series on Finding 'Home.'
- As world watches 'murdered' reporter case, Ukraine media crackdown grinds on
In the West, Ukraine usually draws attention for its conflict with Russia, or most recently, the "murder" of Arkadiy Babchenko. But it has also been quietly cracking down on media, both foreign and domestic.