How Yura Borisov of ‘Anora’ Went From the Kremlin to the Oscars February 28, 2025 is pulling off a rare feat: pleasing audiences at home in Russia as well as in the West. NYT > World > Europe NYTimes who is nominated for an Academy Award on Sunday Yura Borisov +
Tate Brothers Said to Leave Romania for the United States February 27, 2025 Andrew and Tristan Tate are facing investigations in Romania and Britain including accusations of human trafficking and sex crimes. NYT > World > Europe NYTimes the online influencers +
What We Know About the U.S.-Ukraine Minerals Deal February 25, 2025 A draft agreement discussed on Tuesday does not include $500 billion payout the Trump administration demanded earlier. NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +
Marian Turski, Who Refused to Forget the Holocaust, Dies at 98 February 25, 2025 an Auschwitz survivor from Poland From influential platforms Mr. Turski NYT > World > Europe NYTimes warned the world of rising antisemitism and the perils of indifference to it. +
Leigh Bowery Arrives at Tate Modern, Without Labels February 22, 2025 A new exhibition about the indefinable performer and designer won’t pigeonhole him NYT > World > Europe NYTimes though it will bring his work to a much broader audience. +
The Man Who Broke Germany’s Government Wants a Chance to Fix It February 21, 2025 Christian Lindner triggered early elections last fall with a move meant to save his party. It brought chaos at an inopportune time. But will it work out? NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +
Greenland’s Big Moment February 20, 2025 Ignored for most of its existence NYT > World > Europe NYTimes the huge ice-bound island has been thrust into a geopolitical maelstrom. It’s trying to make the most of it. +
She’s Trying to Stay Ahead of Alzheimer’s, in a Race to the Death February 16, 2025 but doctors won’t do it. doctors and dementia patients must negotiate a fine line: Assisted death for those without capacity is legal In the Netherlands NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +
German Chancellor Rebukes Vance for Supporting Party That Downplays Nazis February 15, 2025 At the Munich Security Conference NYT > World > Europe NYTimes Olaf Scholz accused the U.S. vice president of unacceptable interference in Germany’s coming elections. +
Thursday Briefing February 12, 2025 NYT > World > Europe NYTimes President Trump’s call with Vladimir Putin. +
Germany’s Would-Be Chancellor Tries to Get Back on Cruise Control February 11, 2025 but apparently safe from damage in the polls Dogged by protesters Friedrich Merz is putting a failed immigration gambit behind him. NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +
In Europe, New Trains and a Streamlined Booking App February 10, 2025 Also in the works: streamlined digital booking and Eurostar competition. NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +
Here Is What to Know About U.S. Foreign Aid and the Trump Freeze February 10, 2025 Critics say a Trump administration order calls into question the United States’ global standing and reliability. NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +
An American Teacher Went to Ukraine. Now He’s in a Russian Prison. February 09, 2025 NYT > World > Europe NYTimes Stephen Hubbard was a wanderer. But when he moved to Ukraine the war brought arrest torture and imprisonment. He turns 73 this week. +
At a Draft Site in Ukraine, an Anguished Wait for a Chance to Say Goodbye February 07, 2025 NYT > World > Europe NYTimes The Ukrainian authorities are rounding up recruits. Relatives huddle at a center on the edge of Kyiv for a chance to see loved ones before they’re shipped to war. +
Pub Stays in Britain: Food, Lodging and Hanging Out With Locals February 05, 2025 an in-house ghost. if you’re lucky NYT > World > Europe NYTimes This quintessentially British lodging option offers room and board; the chance to hang out with regulars over pints of beer; and +
A Trump. A Dead Duck. And an Uproar in Italy. February 04, 2025 A video shows Donald Trump Jr. sitting in hunting gear beside a dead protected bird. Italian lawmakers want answers. NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +
Some Travelers Capture Their Vacation Memories With Sketching February 04, 2025 in order to slow down and fully appreciate their destinations. NYT > World > Europe NYTimes sketching Some travelers are picking up a creative pastime +
One Response to Trump’s Tariffs: Trade That Excludes the U.S. February 03, 2025 A growing number of countries are striking trade deals as the Trump administration erects a higher fence around its global commerce. including American allies NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +
Russia, Seeking to Salvage Military Bases, Goes Hat in Hand to Syria February 02, 2025 NYT > World > Europe NYTimes The arrival of the first top Russian diplomat in Damascus since Bashar al-Assad’s fall kicks off negotiations over the fate of Moscow’s bases in Syria. +