All Europe
First LookIn the alleys of Paris, a mysterious Invader turns street art into sportThe elusive street artist Invader has created more than 4,000 mosaics dotting cities and towns on six continents. Fans can even download a聽Pok茅mon Go-style game that rewards users for hunting down the installations.聽
Amid Western aid cuts, Ukraine families wonder how they鈥檒l get byWith billions in U.S. aid to Ukraine held up in Congress, the impact is being felt not only by soldiers at the front, but also by civilians displaced by war and dependent on generosity.
Moscow plans its own mini-Olympics. Will Russians be satisfied?Isolated by the West, Moscow has hustled to create alternatives to global commodities. But with Olympic-level athletic contests, Kremlin proxies may not satisfy Russia鈥檚 public.
First LookEU slaps Apple with nearly $2 billion fine over streaming serviceThe European Commission says Apple broke EU antitrust laws by not allowing fair competition with other music streaming apps. The commission slapped the tech giant with a 鈧�1.8 billion fine. Apple says it will appeal.
鈥楨xpecting goodness to prevail,鈥� journalists clean up Poland鈥檚 state mediaHow do you restore faith in a public broadcaster that had been a tool of government spin? That鈥檚 the challenge facing Polish journalists at TVP, the state TV channel, after eight years of polarized coverage.
First LookHow a tech worker and hacker team aims to save migrants lost at seaThe Mediterranean is the most dangerous route for migrants 鈥� nearly 28,000 have died or gone missing en route. Enter the tech activist Nik Zimke of One Fleet, whose app will assist search and rescue missions, pinpointing lost migrant ships.
First LookTower of London has a new ravenmaster. His mission is unflappable.Legend has it that the Kingdom of England will fall if the ravens ever leave the Tower of London. There鈥檚 one man standing between Britain and certain peril 鈥� and it鈥檚 Michael 鈥淏arney鈥� Chandler鈥檚 first day on the job.
Why Europe鈥檚 ambitious Green Deal hinges on farmersFarmers in Europe demand slower shift to climate-friendly agriculture. Can they halt the green transition?
In France, a new prescription for mental health: Museum visitsCan going to a museum be therapeutic? A partnership of therapists, health care workers, and educators in France is creating pathways for doctors to 鈥減rescribe鈥� museum visits and art interactions to those needing mental health care.
French cinema has a sexual abuse problem. Why is it persisting?Auteurs and actors are held in high esteem in France. That may be in part why the country is still wrestling with sexual abuse scandals involving some of its cinematic leading lights.
The ExplainerWhat has two years of war cost Ukraine and Russia?The war in Ukraine has tallied massive costs in lives, money, and materiel not just for the combatants, Ukraine and Russia, but for much of the world. It will take years before restoration is even within reach.
Ukraine: After two years of war, the abnormal is the new normalHow has Lyman, a battered community in eastern Ukraine, endured two years of a war that never feels far away? Children need a secure routine. Services need to be restored. Yet everywhere, still, is uncertainty.
First LookWith fighter jets in hand, Hungary ready to approve Sweden鈥檚 NATO bidA new defense deal between Hungary and Sweden marks an easing of tensions between the countries. Their cooperation comes at a critical moment as Sweden is poised to join NATO.聽
After two years of war, Russia finds itself frozen, but transformedBetween Alexei Navalny鈥檚 death and the anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine, Russia is in transition. The public may be going along with the war, but the country鈥檚 space for expression is shrinking.
First LookHelp at the border: Albania agrees to receive Italy鈥檚 asylum seekersOnce a haven for Albanian 茅migr茅s聽from communism, Italy will send new asylum seekers to Albania while they await visa approval. Albania鈥檚 parliament approved Italian Premier Giorgia聽Meloni鈥檚 plan to stem the migrant crisis.
Outgunned, Ukrainians watch Congress while facing RussiansIn the midst of a grim third winter of a grinding war, Ukrainian soldiers voice mixed emotions: gratitude for U.S. support so far, but concern that Americans unsure of their global role won鈥檛 supply the ammunition the soldiers need to stop Russia.
New leader wants to 鈥榗lean up鈥� Poland. Does public trust him to do so?Poland鈥檚 government wants to clean up the excesses of its populist predecessor. But do so too quickly and it risks repeating the patterns that caused the former government to violate public trust in the first place.
First LookRussian forces seize eastern Ukrainian city AvdiivkaRussian forces have taken complete control of the Ukrainian city of Avdiivka. The announcement came the same day that Ukraine鈥檚 military chief said he was withdrawing troops from the city where outnumbered defenders battled a Russian assault for four months.聽
With Navalny鈥檚 death, Russia鈥檚 opposition loses its last leaderMany in the West saw Alexei Navalny as the Russian opposition鈥檚 most promising challenger to Vladimir Putin. His death in prison on Friday brings a tragic end to a struggle the Kremlin had already largely contained.
Europe casts wary eye as Americans debate engagement with worldU.S. willingness to stay engaged on the global stage is on display this week amid a trio of security meetings in Brussels and Munich.
