Ski Mountaineering Makes Its Olympic Debut at the Milan-Cortina Winter Games February 18, 2026 NYT > World > Europe Ski mountaineering tests strength and endurance as athletes race uphill on skis and on foot before going back down. NYTimes +
Alberto Tomba Was an ’80s Icon. The Olympics Have Brought Him Back. February 17, 2026 Nicknamed “Tomba la Bomba NYT > World > Europe the Winter Games have given him a new platform. ” the Italian skier was a global superstar before he drifted from the limelight. Decades later NYTimes +
The Drone Games: Flying Cameras Are Everywhere at the Winter Olympics February 17, 2026 NYT > World > Europe skiers and speedskaters across the venues in Northern Italy. Some spectators find they’re as much fun to watch as the athletes. The robotic cameras chase behind lugers NYTimes +
Trump Said He’d End the War in Ukraine in a Day. It’s Harder Than He Thought. February 17, 2026 NYT > World > Europe Russian attacks and Ukrainian civilian deaths rose as President Trump’s peace talks dragged on during his first year back in the White House. NYTimes +
Questions Swirl Around Russian Figure Skater in Her Olympic Debut February 16, 2026 18 Adeliia Petrosian has the résumé of a medal contender — and ties to coaches and a skater who were at the center of a doping scandal at the last Winter Games. NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +
Dana Eden, Co-Creator of ‘Tehran,’ Dies During Filming of Fourth Season February 16, 2026 52 Ms. Eden NYT > World > Europe was found in a hotel room in Athens. Greek police said they did not suspect foul play. who was also an executive producer of the Emmy-winning show NYTimes +
Cortina’s 70-Year-Old Curling Stadium Is a Star at the Winter Olympics February 15, 2026 It hosted Olympic hockey in 1956 and James Bond a quarter-century later. Cortina’s beloved Olympic Stadium is now bursting with excitement for curling. NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +
‘A Hymn to Life’ Review: Gisèle Pelicot’s Memoir Is a Powerfully Written Feminist Manifesto February 15, 2026 “A Hymn to Life” powerfully chronicles the shock of discovering her husband’s sex crimes and the rallying cry that followed. NYT > World > Europe With matter-of-fact precision NYTimes +
Will A.I. Kill Translation Jobs? February 14, 2026 NYT > World > Europe Popular paperbacks are being translated with the help of machines raising anxiety among professionals in the field. NYTimes +
In Munich, Rubio Stresses Shared History to Europeans but Warns of ‘Civilizational Erasure’ February 14, 2026 but his diplomatic tone came as a relief to the audience. In his speech at the Munich Security Conference NYT > World > Europe Secretary of State Marco Rubio voiced some far-right ideas NYTimes +
Constant Sexual Aggression Drives Female Tortoises to Walk Off Cliffs February 14, 2026 an imbalance driving the population to extinction. male Hermann’s tortoises outnumber females 19 to 1 NYT > World > Europe On a remote island in North Macedonia NYTimes +
A Family’s Memories and a Nation’s Struggles in ‘My Father’s Shadow’ February 13, 2026 contrasts intimate impressions with a tense moment in Nigeria’s history. directed by two brothers NYT > World > Europe The movie NYTimes +