Europe
Once the rockets are up
Vladimir Putin fires a new missile to amplify his nuclear threats
The attack on Ukraine is part of a new era of missile warfare
Charlemagne
A rise in antisemitism puts Europe’s liberal values to the test
The return of Europe’s oldest scourge
The Germans don’t do it better
Once dominant, Germany is now desperate
As an election looms its business model is breaking down
German election 2025
Germany election 2025 tracker: who’s ahead in the polls?
Follow the latest voting intention ahead of the election
Attack ’em
Ukraine can, at last, use its Western missiles inside Russia
Joe Biden wants to send North Korea a message
The struggle with Russia
Ukraine’s secret army in France
A new force is being marshalled to take on the Kremlin’s men
Sexy at 60
How older French women are redefining the aesthetics of ageing
Wrinkles could once wreck a public career in France. Not any more
Dividing dodgy spoils
The war in Ukraine has rattled both sides of Cyprus
Russians and Ukrainians have both used the island as a banking haven: not so easy now
Kanzlerdämmerung
The sun begins to set on Olaf Scholz’s chancellorship
The contours of Germany’s coming election campaign are coming into view
Charlemagne
Elon Musk threatens to widen the rift between Europe and America
Musk is from Mars, Europe is from Venus
The war in Ukraine
Volodymyr Zelensky faces a power struggle in 2025
As morale ebbs in Ukraine there is talk of a change at the top