These Ukrainian Drones Don’t Just Kill. They Deliver Oatmeal Cookies. February 12, 2026 In a war where drones are synonymous with destruction NYT > World > Europe some are also used to drop care packages to Ukraine’s frontline soldiers. NYTimes +
Ukrainian Olympian Is Disqualified Over Helmet With Images of War Dead February 12, 2026 featuring images of people killed in the war with Russia NYT > World > Europe Olympic officials had told Vladyslav Heraskevych that the helmet violated the Games’ ban on political speech. NYTimes +
Turkish Nobel Novelist Orhan Pamuk Gets the Netflix Series He Wanted February 11, 2026 After publishing more than 20 books and winning a Nobel Prize NYT > World > Europe the Turkish author fought to bring a celebrated novel to the screen — on his own terms. NYTimes +
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 +