All Europe
FocusIn Balkans, a fragile order grows brittle, threatening stabilityYugoslavia's breakup a quarter-century ago unleashed wars that killed about 140,000 people and unleashed deep ethnic hostilities. Today, the region鈥檚 carefully calibrated path to recovery hangs in the balance.
First LookISIS claims responsibility for shooting of Paris officerAdding to tensions around the tightest presidential race in recent memory, a gunman open fired in Paris Thursday evening. The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Is anyone mightier than Le Pen?How a win by the nationalist in the coming French presidential elections聽鈥� a distant but conceivable outcome 鈥撀爓ould change France and Europe.聽
First LookShooting incident rattles Paris as election nearsLocal media broadcast footage of聽the Arc de Triomphe monument and top half of the Champs-Elysees packed with police vans and heavily armed police shutting the area down.
Moscow plans to give people new apartments, but is there a catch?Many of the Moscow apartment buildings slated for demolition are indeed dilapidated. But residents may be moved to replacements far from their old homes 鈥� and the prime real estate they vacate could mean big profit for developers.
First LookMacron maintains slim lead as first round of French elections approachesCentrist candidate Emmanuel Macron currently holds 23 percent support, with Marine Le Pen at 22 percent, Francois Fillon with 20 percent, and Jean-Luc Melenchon at 19 percent.
First LookBritish PM Theresa May makes a surprise call for early election to win stronger Brexit mandateThe new elections would take place on June 8 if her proposal wins the support of two thirds of parliament.
First LookPresidency up for grabs, French candidates mount last campaign pushWith much of the voting public still undecided, four candidates could reach the runoff.
Cover StoryThe world's greenest islandHow a group of gritty farmers turned聽Sams酶, Denmark, into a premier global model of renewable energy.
To make life easier for German Turks, locals try sharing their personal historiesGermans of Turkish descent often find little understanding between themselves and their Germanic peers 鈥� especially amid a contentious referendum in Turkey that has Berlin and Ankara at odds. Some are trying to jump-start dialogue between the groups.
Does Trump have a foreign policy? Mixed US messages leave Russia wondering.Despite Trump's warm words about Putin during his presidential campaign, the Kremlin has found little common ground with the new administration 鈥� and little indication that the US has a coherent plan in Syria or elsewhere.
First LookWhy the EU is threatening Hungary and Poland with legal actionThe post-communist countries have refused to accept asylum seekers under the bloc's migration plan, but a court case would drag out the issue instead of finding a quick resolution.聽
First LookSoros-founded university, an island of liberal thought, can stay open, says HungaryOpponents of a law that could close Central European University call the measure a way for聽Hungary's ruling party 鈥� proponent of 'illiberal democracy' 鈥� to clamp down on academic freedom.
Presidential hopeful Fillon's staying power highlights France's conservative faceDespite slipping in the polls since being charged with paying his wife and children for work they did not do, Fran莽ois Fillon maintains about 20 percent support. And pollsters say that given the unpredictability of this election, he can鈥檛 be written off.
First LookAs suspect in Stockholm attack confesses, mourning and resolve from SwedesSwedes observed a national day of mourning on Monday for the four people killed and 15 wounded in Friday's attack.
First LookFrom Britain, first China-bound freight train sets off with exportsThe train will haul British exports through seven countries before reaching its destination of Yiwu in efforts to聽Britain to boost its trade links with the rest of the world as it prepares to leave the EU.聽
First LookMigrant arrivals in Germany drop in early 2017The plunge is a sign that a deal between the European Union and Turkey to stem the flow of migrants is working.
First LookRussian man accused of hacking US election apprehended in SpainA man who allegedly played a role in Russia's hacking of the 2016 presidential election was arrested Friday in Spain.聽
First LookAfter 43 years of struggle, Basque separatist group gives up arsenalETA, the Basque separatist group that has fought an armed struggle for the region's independence from Spain, announced it has turned in its weapons.
After St. Petersburg bombing, a notable absence: Russian anti-Islam backlashIn the US and Europe, a terrorist attack carried out by a Muslim would drive harsh political blowback against Islam. That didn't happen in Russia 鈥� but that's not necessarily a sign of enlightenment.
