Spain Searches for Answers on What Caused Power Blackout April 30, 2025 NYT > World > Europe NYTimes The country’s top officials are trying to figure out the cause of a power outage that stranded tens of millions of people across the Iberian Peninsula. +
A Russian Missile Blew Apart These Kyiv Apartments, and a Decades-Old Community April 29, 2025 ” one survivor said. “It feels like I lost my whole extended family NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +
Ukraine Pinning War Hopes on Expanded Drone Program April 28, 2025 NYT > World > Europe NYTimes the Ukrainian military is relying more than ever on domestically produced drones. With uncertainty looming over cease-fire talks and U.S. support +
Director Pedro Almodóvar Through the Eyes of His Stars April 27, 2025 In advance of a gala celebration of the director’s career NYT > World > Europe NYTimes we asked nine actresses about working with the auteur. They painted a picture of a precise artist. +
A New, Full-Bodied Fraud Comes in a Whisky Barrel April 25, 2025 NYT > World > Europe NYTimes Small investors in Britain and Ireland have fallen prey to companies selling casks that turn out to be untraceable or nonexistent. +
Friday Briefing: Trump Tells Putin to ‘STOP!’ April 24, 2025 NYT > World > Europe NYTimes Plus was Shakespeare a bad husband? +
Can Trump Really Negotiate Peace in Ukraine, Russians Wonder April 19, 2025 Many thought President Trump would be able to finish the war. Now they are not so sure. NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +
‘Psychological Torture’: London Bans Busking in a Famed Tourist Hub April 18, 2025 Noise complaints led the authorities to halt street performances in Leicester Square. Some miss the music. Others found the noise “bloody annoying.” NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +
Its Journalism Challenged Autocrats. Trump Wants to Silence It. April 16, 2025 Journalists at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty who have been imprisoned for their work are dismayed by the effort to close the outlet. NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +
A Crisis at a British Steel Mill Has Cast a Shadow Over U.K.-China Relations April 15, 2025 Britain was edging closer to China but a dispute at a Chinese-owned steel company in the U.K. may prompt a rethink. NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +
Tuesday Briefing: El Salvador Will Not Return Deportee April 14, 2025 NYT > World > Europe NYTimes Plus remembering Mario Vargas Llosa. +
As Ukraine’s Politics Heat Back Up, a Former President Sees an Opening April 13, 2025 NYT > World > Europe NYTimes Petro O. Poroshenko said that peace talks could be smoothed if opposition figures were included in the government. who led the country before Volodymyr Zelensky +
Jonathan McDowell on Retiring From Harvard and Leaving the U.S. April 12, 2025 Jonathan McDowell is retiring from studying the universe. But he’s ramping up efforts to chronicle humanity’s exploration of space. NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +
Lofoten, Norway, a High-Latitude Version of Paradise April 10, 2025 hiking trails that offer views for miles and deep fjords to sail. NYT > World > Europe NYTimes This remote archipelago is a dreamy base for adventure with backcountry ski slopes reached by boat +
Some Calm Returns to Asian Markets Even as Trade Tensions Escalate April 07, 2025 NYT > World > Europe NYTimes Stocks rise in China after Beijing announces support measures a day after market plunges triggered by tariffs imposed by President Trump. +
Europe Is Ready to Make Its First Countermove to Trump Tariffs April 07, 2025 European Union officials meeting in Brussels will vet and vote on a list of retaliatory tariffs this week NYT > World > Europe NYTimes while contemplating what comes next. +
Trump’s Tariffs Will Wound Free Trade, but the Blow May Not Be Fatal April 06, 2025 Free trade has been so beneficial to so many countries that the world may find a way to live without its biggest player. NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +
‘I Hope Trump Won’t Deceive Us’: Ukrainians Are Wary of U.S. Minerals Deal April 05, 2025 In a major mining region of Ukraine NYT > World > Europe NYTimes President Trump’s proposal to collect profits from mineral wealth is meeting with a mix of skepticism and weary acceptance. +
When Kenyan Maids Sought Help Overseas, Diplomats Demanded Sex April 04, 2025 NYT > World > Europe NYTimes Women say that embassy officials added a new level of indignity to the abuse they suffered while working abroad. +
Workers at Wilson Center Put on Leave as Trump Seeks Shutdown April 03, 2025 About 130 employees of the Wilson Center were told they were being put on leave just four days after workers for Elon Musk’s team entered the center. NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +
5 Train Stations Where You Can Get a Great Meal April 02, 2025 Kyoto and beyond New York NYT > World > Europe NYTimes We found restaurants (and one amazing sausage stand) in stations in Paris where travelers can eat well before or after their journeys. +