How 2026 Winter Olympics Security Is Preparing For The Opening Ceremony February 03, 2026 NYT > World > Europe Thousands of police and security officers will work during the Milan-Cortina Games’ opening ceremony. The involvement of some U.S. ICE personnel has stirred opposition. NYTimes +
Uproar Over Meloni’s Face Painted on an Angel in a Church in Rome February 02, 2026 NYT > World > Europe The recent restoration of a chapel came with a surprise: an angel depicted with the likeness of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy. Cue the protests. NYTimes +
When the Clowns Went to Church February 02, 2026 a pioneering 19th-century clown. Hundreds of onlookers come for the merriment clowns pack into a London church to honor Joseph Grimaldi Every February NYT > World > Europe too. NYTimes +
Russia Strikes Ukraine’s Energy Sector, Killing 12 Miners February 01, 2026 NYT > World > Europe The attack comes during a winter freeze and despite efforts by President Trump and others to get the two countries to negotiate a truce. NYTimes +
Starmer Urges Former Prince Andrew to Testify to Congress Over Epstein Ties February 01, 2026 Mr. Mountbatten-Windsor was stripped of his royal titles in October by his brother King Charles III because of growing questions around his links to Mr. Epstein. NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +
Ukraine Peace Talks Delayed After Russia and U.S. Meet February 01, 2026 It was unclear why the latest round of negotiations NYT > World > Europe were postponed for several days. which had been expected on Sunday NYTimes +
Why Is Taking the Rest of the Donetsk Region So Important to Putin? January 31, 2026 NYT > World > Europe Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the question “the one remaining item” in Abu Dhabi peace talks. Russia disputed that. NYTimes +
How Lesley Manville Is Leaving ‘Oedipus’ Audiences Spellbound January 31, 2026 “wreck me every time.” NYT > World > Europe Personal history emerges by painful degrees in “Oedipus the actress Lesley Manville says ” whose language and story NYTimes +
How Europe Is Moving to Reduce Dependence on Trump January 30, 2026 NYT > World > Europe Since President Trump made threats about Greenland the continent’s leaders have debated the rapid deterioration of U.S. ties in policy papers and at dinner. NYTimes +
Russia Is Finding the Gaps in Ukraine’s Front Line January 30, 2026 NYT > World > Europe The swift advance of Moscow’s forces into the town of Huliaipole showcases a central challenge for Kyiv: how to defend 700 miles with too few troops. NYTimes +
Russia’s Lukoil to Sell Its Foreign Assets to U.S. Investment Firm January 29, 2026 NYT > World > Europe putting a dent in the Kremlin’s oil revenue. The deal with Carlyle comes after the United States and the European Union imposed sanctions on Lukoil NYTimes +
Greenlanders Watching Turmoil in the United States Say No Thanks January 29, 2026 NYT > World > Europe pushed them closer to Denmark. The violence in Minneapolis and President Trump’s threats have soured Greenlanders on the United States and unexpectedly NYTimes +
After Russian Strike Kills Five, Train Sheds Burned Cars and Carries On January 28, 2026 NYT > World > Europe One Ukrainian passenger recalled carrying a bloodied woman away from the burning train. who escaped injury after stepping out of a carriage for a cigarette NYTimes +