All Europe
First LookUS troops arrive in Poland, boosting NATO defense in Eastern EuropeThe roughly 1,000 troops are the first of a 3,500-strong unit. Russia criticized the deployment, calling it a threat to security.
Why Russia's Kremlin watchers are taking Trump dossier with a grain of saltIn Russia, there is no shortage of rumor around the Kremlin and the goings on of its residents. And for many in the business of verifying that rumor, the Trump dossier provides a lot of reason to doubt its assertions.
Born in Russia after 2014? You might never be able to buy cigarettes.Russia's Ministry of Health has a controversial plan to combat smoking: banning them to anyone born in 2015 or after. If approved, the legislation would take effect in 2033, when today's toddlers turn 18, the current minimum age.
FocusWhy are Jews, gays, and other minorities in Europe increasingly voting far-right?Historically enemies, minorities and parties like France's National Front are increasingly in sync as the former seek insurance against radical Islam and the latter tries to gain mainstream credibility.
Twenty years ago, Russians loved the US. Where did it all go wrong?In the immediate post-Soviet era, Russians held the US in high esteem. But that started to change amid economic woes and Western adventurism in the Balkans and Middle East.
What the ruling on swim classes in Switzerland means for Muslims in EuropeThe human rights court in Strasbourg rules that Swiss Muslim girls must swim with boys in mandatory swim class, rejecting their parents' appeal.
First LookIs Britain鈥檚 Labour Party shifting to the right on immigration?Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is a reluctant voice of restrictionism for EU citizens. But he and his party are reading Britain's anti-immigration political winds.- First LookStriking Tube workers shut down London's subwayLondon commuters walked, biked, and took the bus as workers for the city's iconic Underground walked out聽in a dispute over staffing levels.
In Finland, a one-time shrine to Lenin adopts an uncensored viewLocated in the hall where Vladimir Lenin first met Josef Stalin, the Lenin Museum in Tampere, Finland, is no longer purposed toward pleasing Soviets, but rather toward exploring Finland's complicated ties with them.
First LookThe UK has no plan for Brexit, says ambassador to EU in parting letterA resignation letter from Ivan Rogers, Britain's former envoy to the European Union, criticizes how Theresa May's government is going about the process.
Why aren't the EU's most convinced citizens 鈥� its youth 鈥� fighting for it?European youth largely embrace their identity as citizens of 'Europe.' But amid the broader, rising skepticism toward the EU, they have been absent from the bloc's political defense.
Who's reading the new edition of Mein Kampf? Not who Germans feared.A critical edition of Hitler's signature tome was published last year just as anti-refugee sentiment was rising in Germany. But concern that neo-Nazis were driving the book's best-seller status were unfounded.
Despite political clout, Russian seniors find later life options limitedThough their numbers are increasing and their voting bloc powerful, elderly Russians generally lack either the savings or sufficient government pension to finance a comfortable retirement.
How adding youth to a Dutch old age home is improving life for allStudies have shown that social isolation and loneliness among the elderly are killers; contact with younger people is good for their health. As a result, intergenerational living is catching on around the world.
First LookWhy 55,000 migrants left Germany voluntarily, more than were deported in 2016Only 25,000 asylum seekers were deported from the country, less than half of the amount that left of their own volition.
Suspected Berlin attacker detained in GermanyGerman prosecutors said Wednesday that they have detained a Tunisian man they think may have been involved in last week's truck attack on a Christmas market in Berlin.
The ExplainerEurope's far right set for a big 2017 鈥� but how big?With right-wing parties set to do well in elections in the Netherlands, France, and Germany this year, many are concerned about a Europe-wide populist swing. But the EU remains popular.
In 2017, Putin faces his toughest challenge: Russian pessimismAfter several years of economic hardship and international pressure over its annexation of Crimea, Russia may see its lot improve next year. But most are skeptical of the possibility of lasting change.
First LookUnexploded WWII bomb forces Christmas Day evacuations in GermanyThe Augsburg evacuations were spurred by the discovery of a massive explosive device that was over 70 years old.
FocusHow do you remake a city to be 'age friendly'?As the world's elderly population grows, it is also becoming increasingly urban. But city living poses many challenges to older people. In Manchester, England, they're trying to fix that.
