Why a Man With U.S. Ties Fought for Russia in Ukraine November 24, 2025 at a moment of hope and peace. It ended with a mortar blast in Ukraine. Col. Andrei Demurenko’s war story began at Fort Leavenworth Kan. NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +
U.S. and Ukraine Expected to Press on With Peace Plan Talks November 24, 2025 NYT > World > Europe Washington and Kyiv said that “highly productive” discussions over a proposal to end the war with Russia would continue. But details remained unclear. NYTimes +
Ukraine, U.S. Will Meet About Trump’s Peace Plan to End War With Russia November 23, 2025 as the Trump administration’s pushes Kyiv to accept a 28-point peace plan to end the war with Russia. Meetings in Geneva will include European officials NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +
Germans Are Going Off Beer. That’s Forcing Brewers to Adapt or Go Bust. November 22, 2025 More young people are steering clear of alcohol. The deepening cultural shift has spawned an epidemic of brewery closures. NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +
Frida Kahlo Portrait Sells for $55 Million, Setting Her Auction Record November 21, 2025 a turbulent year in the Mexican artist’s life as her health and marriage deteriorated. NYT > World > Europe The surrealistic self-portrait was made in 1940 NYTimes +
Move Over, Netflix: Ukraine’s Corruption Investigators Bring the Drama November 20, 2025 NYT > World > Europe The country’s anti-graft agencies have taken a cinematic approach to revealing a scandal that has touched President Volodymyr Zelensky’s inner circle. NYTimes +
Old Divides of East and West Haunt Germany’s Newest Arrivals November 19, 2025 an enduring legacy of reunification. NYT > World > Europe Refugees who poured into the country a decade ago fared better when they landed in the more prosperous West NYTimes +
Russia Strikes Ukraine as Zelensky Aims to Revive Peace Talks November 19, 2025 a Ukrainian official said. At least 10 people were killed in the western Ukrainian city of Ternopil when a Russian missile hit a residential building NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +
Zelensky Will Try to Revive Peace Talks With Russia During Turkey Visit November 18, 2025 NYT > World > Europe President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine says he has new proposals to kick-start negotiations with Russia that have been stalled for months. NYTimes +
Polish Railway Explosion Was Sabotage, Prime Minister Says November 17, 2025 Donald Tusk said unidentified saboteurs had tried to “blow up a train” on a route crucial for getting aid into Ukraine. NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +
France Agrees to Sell Up to 100 Rafale Fighter Jets to Ukraine November 17, 2025 but France called it a long-term commitment to the country. NYT > World > Europe Some in Ukraine criticized the 10-year timeline for the warplanes and other defense equipment NYTimes +
They Can’t Criticize Putin. So They Focus on Recycling or Clean Air. November 17, 2025 NYT > World > Europe Opposition-minded Russians who remain in the country are trying to keep politically active in whatever ways they can. NYTimes +
Friends Say a Suspect in the Louvre Heist Had Tried to Leave a Rough Past Behind November 16, 2025 according to several friends. He had been best known as a daring urban dirt-bike rider who had pulled off stunts at iconic sites in Paris NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +