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 +
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 +