How Hate Groups Are Using Online Games to Recruit Kids February 11, 2026 Fringe movements are using games and other online platforms to draw growing numbers of children to their causes new data and dozens of interviews show. NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +
Away From Pomp of Olympics, Homeless Shiver on Streets of Milan February 10, 2026 highlighting the widening inequality as the Games unfold there. NYT > World > Europe Six homeless people have died in the Italian city in recent weeks NYTimes +
Russia Knocked Out the Heat. So She Slept in a Tent on Her Bed. February 10, 2026 Kyiv residents are trying to find ways to stay warm in a cruel winter. NYT > World > Europe With defiant ingenuity NYTimes +
How Italy’s Police and Army Compete to Enlist Italian Olympians February 09, 2026 Most Italian athletes at the Winter Games subsidize their training by joining the police or the military NYT > World > Europe which vie to enlist the best talent. NYTimes +
Olympians Love Pasta. They’re in the Right Place. February 09, 2026 has many athletes’ mouths watering at the Winter Games. NYT > World > Europe The prospect of carbo-loading in Italy the spiritual home of the dish NYTimes +
Olympians Love Pasta. They’re in the Right Place. February 09, 2026 has many athletes’ mouths watering at the Winter Games. NYT > World > Europe The prospect of carbo-loading in Italy the spiritual home of the dish NYTimes +
Starmer’s Chief of Staff Resigns, Citing Role in Mandelson Appointment February 08, 2026 Morgan McSweeney NYT > World > Europe The chief of staff was caught up in the scandal engulfing Britain’s former ambassador to the United States and his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. NYTimes +
At the Winter Olympics, Team USA Can’t Escape the Politics at Home February 08, 2026 and athletes coaches and American fans are facing the backlash. NYT > World > Europe Opposition to President Trump’s policies has followed the U.S. team to Italy NYTimes +
War Came to Ukraine and Its Dogs Are Not the Same February 08, 2026 NYT > World > Europe Researchers discovered surprising changes to former pets along the front line of combat with Russia. NYTimes +
U.S. and Iran Set for Talks in Oman February 06, 2026 but they are pessimistic about other U.S. demands. Middle Eastern diplomats see a chance for progress on Iran’s nuclear program NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +
U.S. and Iran Set for Talks in Oman February 05, 2026 Middle Eastern diplomats see a chance for negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program but have slim hopes for progress on other U.S. demands. NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +
Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks Stretch Into a Second Day February 05, 2026 but negotiators were expected to talk about the fate of Ukrainian territory in the east and security guarantees for Ukraine. Little has been made public so far NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +
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 +