Europe

Maria and Sonia Friedman discussed their long history with “Merrily We Roll Along,” after a bittersweet Tony Awards.

The State and Justice Departments disagree about what to do with more than half a billion dollars after a French company pleaded guilty to aiding militants in war-torn Syria.

President Vladimir V. Putin’s military needs have prompted the Kremlin to strengthen ties with the authoritarian government of Kim Jong-un, which is well stocked in munitions.

A new play from the writers of “The Jungle” dramatizes the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, a landmark climate agreement preceded by years of arguments over its wording.

Journalists say they are subject to increasing restrictions and pressure from the government of President Volodymyr Zelensky, adding that the measures go beyond wartime security needs.

The Canal du Midi traverses the Occitanie region and gives cyclists of all skill levels access to parts of France that are rich in lore, yet sometimes passed over by visitors.

Israel’s prime minister dissolved his war cabinet.

President Biden and the NATO secretary general sought to present a robust and united front against Russia as the alliance prepares for its annual meeting next month.

Soldiers huddled in a bunker with soft drinks and chips to watch Ukraine face Romania, only to suffer heartbreak.

Peter Magyar, a conservative who was once a well-connected figure in the Fidesz party of Prime Minister Viktor Orban, has become an unexpected leader of the country’s opposition.

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Moscow needs conventional arms like artillery shells and missiles that North Korea could provide to give it an edge in its war of attrition in Ukraine.

​Seeking more weapons for the war in Ukraine, the Russian president plans to return to the country on Tuesday for the first time in nearly a quarter-century.

The announcement of a hearing next week is the most significant movement in the Wall Street Journal reporter’s case since his arrest in March 2023 on espionage charges.

Access to medical care and even clean water is limited, and the risk of infection is high, making it difficult for patients to get follow-up surgeries, prosthetics and rehabilitation.

While in Moscow the fighting feels far away, residents of Belgorod, 25 miles from the border with Ukraine, have learned to duck for cover when the sirens wail.

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Israel plans to pause fighting at a Gaza border crossing.

Meeting in Switzerland, world leaders backed a joint statement urging more diplomacy, but were divided on how to engage Russia.

The assailants had taken two guards hostage and were killed, the prison service said.

A New York man was among several foreigners to have gone missing or been found dead in recent days as temperatures in Greece have soared.

At Saturday’s celebration in Rome, Pope Francis’ image was on cardboard cutouts adorned with flower necklaces. People came dressed as the pope, wore papal hats and said that there was never too much “gayness.”

The shooting took place in Hamburg, in an area packed with soccer fans, and hours before the Netherlands and Poland were set to play in the city.

After hundreds of years of enmity with Russia, Chechens are deploying to Ukraine to fight Moscow’s war.

To help honor 100 years of James Joyce’s “Ulysses,” an all-women Irish festival refocuses the annual re-enactment of the novel’s wanderings around the character of Molly Bloom.

Pro-Palestinian student activists at one Belgian university have borrowed from the U.S. playbook of encampments and slogans. The results, however, have been starkly different.

Europe’s climate change-minded parties performed poorly in the European Union elections. Is the once ambitious European green movement over, or could its electoral crash launch a rebirth?

Years before becoming The Post’s publisher, Will Lewis assigned an article based on stolen phone records, a former reporter said.

A core member of the anti-art movement Fluxus, he died by suicide hours after the death of his wife of 60 years.

Böttner, whose specialty was self-portraiture, celebrated her armless body in paintings she created with her mouth and feet while dancing in public.

A newly formed left-wing coalition called on demonstrators to stop Marine Le Pen’s National Rally party from taking power in upcoming elections.

The Princess of Wales made her first public appearance since coming forward with her cancer diagnosis.

Catherine, the Princess of Wales, took part in a parade on Saturday marking the birthday of King Charles III of Britain.

Political weakness, intractable wars in Ukraine and in the Middle East, and challenges from Russia and China combined to create solidarity behind American leadership.

Iran released an E.U. diplomat from Sweden and a dual Iranian-Swedish national, while Sweden released a former Iranian judiciary official serving a life sentence for war crimes.

Kyiv hopes to garner nations’ support for three points in its peace proposal, but it’s a hard sell, with China and Brazil declining to send high-level delegations.

Catherine took part in a ceremonial parade to celebrate the birthday of her father-in-law, King Charles III.

While not invited to the Group of 7 meeting, China was still a major presence, with the summit’s final communiqué referencing the country 28 times, almost always as a malign force.

“Firebrand” focuses on his sixth spouse as she tries to outlast the ailing king and his treacherous court. “I thought of it as a thriller,” the director says.

Documents from 2022 shed new light on what prevented Ukraine and Russia from ending the war — and what would complicate a future negotiation.

Representatives from the warring nations held peace talks in the early weeks of the Russian invasion. They fizzled. Documents from those talks show why any new ones will face major obstacles.

Azahriah, who has rapped about the joy of cannabis, has shot to fame in Hungary. That may explain why he has been applauded by the country’s conservative leader, Viktor Orban.

Chris Rock, Jimmy Fallon and Whoopi Goldberg were also among the more than 100 comics who were invited to meet with the pope.

A 5-1 thrashing of Scotland in the opening game of Euro 2024 was a good omen for a host nation in search of one.

The Nordic Resistance Movement and three of its leaders were labeled terrorists in a rare move by the State Department targeting white supremacists.

Wording in the summit’s final statement led to a diplomatic tug of war, primarily between the United States and Italy.

The president was miffed when, expecting to talk about a security pact with Ukraine, he was asked for updates on the Gaza cease-fire plan.

Three athletes who failed drug tests before the 2021 Olympics had tested positive for a powerful steroid several years earlier. They were not suspended in either incident.

Investors worry about a possible debt crisis in the country as polls show the far right could be brought to the brink of power in less than a month.

In a message to the public, Catherine said she would attend King Charles’s birthday parade this weekend and wrote candidly about “knowing I am not out of the woods yet.”

A decades-long crisis is getting worse, and now dozens of nations are spending more on interest payments than on health care or education.

The United States and others plan to give the sum to Kyiv, with the interest from Moscow’s assets frozen in the West used to repay it. But many of the details about the arrangement are unclear.

An overwhelming outpouring of tributes felt like a quest for some anchor in shared memory.

Ukraine denounced the offer, saying that Mr. Putin was “afraid of real peace.” The Russian leader made the remarks one day before a peace summit organized by Kyiv.

Kyiv signed security pacts with several Western allies this week. Whether they will fundamentally change the course of the war, or endure beyond looming elections elsewhere, is unclear.

Francis hosted an audience with over 100 comic entertainers, also including Chris Rock, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Conan O’Brien. He said there was much to learn from them.

Urban Tandoor, an Indian restaurant in southwest England, is using terrible music video parodies made by its staff to bring in new and younger guests.

Parisians are using the social media app to vent their displeasure with hosting the Games — and to send warnings to tourists.

Israel said it took care to avoid harming civilians when it targeted two Hamas fighters. An investigation shows civilian casualties were almost inevitable.

A nurse, she tended to the wounded as the French were under fateful attack by Viet Minh forces in 1954. Hailed in France and the U.S., she was given a ticker-tape parade down Broadway.

Leaders from India, Brazil, the Middle East and Africa joined discussions in a nod to the changing global balance of power.

A $50 billion loan for Ukraine.

As chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt also represents a district where his Conservative Party traditionally counts on rock-solid support. Not anymore.

Julian Nagelsmann was hired to win a European Championship on home soil. Can he restore a divided nation’s self-esteem at the same time?

The president signed a 10-year security pact with Ukraine and promised, with E.U. help, a $50 billion loan. But will the money arrive in time to turn the tide, and will the deal outlast the election in November?

G7 leaders agreed on a plan to give Ukraine a $50 billion loan to help it buy weapons and begin to rebuild.

President Emmanuel Macron’s sudden call for new parliamentary elections has created chaos on the right and fostered rare unity on the left.

The agreement underscores Japan’s efforts to strengthen its security and diplomatic ties with Europe after the full-scale conflict began in 2022.

The agreement comes as Ukraine has been forced to sell some state assets and as the momentum in the war has shifted in favor of Russia.

Several London hospitals, still reeling from a cyberattack last week, have made an urgent plea to medical students to help stem the disruption.

The Wall Street Journal reporter will be tried on a spying charge in Yekaterinburg, the city where he was arrested more than a year ago. Mr. Gershkovich and his employer have denied the charge.

Francis is expected to join world leaders for the meeting in southern Italy to discuss the ethical implications of artificial intelligence.

The leaders of the Group of 7 nations tend to have a shared overall outlook, and their countries account for about half of the world economy.

The deal will outline a long-term effort to train and equip Ukraine’s forces, promising to provide more modern weapons and help the Ukrainians build their own self-sustaining military industry that is capable of producing its own arms, U.S. officials said.

Stroll along the river, explore a contemporary art scene and admire panoramic views in this scenic Central European capital.

Faced with an assault from the northeast, Ukrainian forces made their stand in Vovchansk. The front line is still there, but little else is.

The Group of 7 summit considers funding for Ukraine.

The Group of 7 gathers major industrialized countries, but its leaders are politically weak and Ukraine and Gaza remain unsolved.

Tesla mechanics in Sweden have been striking for six months with little movement from their employer. Nordic shareholders hope to change that.

Experts called the naval exercises routine but also a show of strength as Washington maintains military support for Ukraine in its war against Russia.