Europe

Remembering a master, 40 years after his death

Once the envy of Europe, the San Siro stadium shared by AC and Inter Milan is on its last legs – but still capable of stirring the soul.

Russia seems too tired and depleted to be able to resist tyrannical leaders

Despite a flailing economy and soaring unemployment, president Erdoğan may retain his grip on the country's reins

Her piece is a nod to the cultural and intellectual links between Britain and Italy

Italy’s younger generations are swapping rush-hour in the city for country roads. Who can blame them?

The Conservative MP claims Brexit helped thwart Putin's Ukraine invasion. He is wrong

In Kyiv, defiance is tempered with the depressing reality that the west might not be prepared to let Ukraine win

Failing in Ukraine and undermined by his allies: make no mistake, this is the beginning of the end for Vladimir Putin

The window of opportunity for victory against Russia is open. If Zelensky does not succeed, pressure for a deal will grow

Napoli’s joy at winning Serie A is about much more than their long wait – it is about a history of abuse from their northern rivals

Activism is a normal part of the French experience. In Britain? Not so much

The country thought it was finally putting the financial crisis behind it. But a fatal train crash has thrown the general election into doubt

JJ4, a 17-year-old brown bear, killed a human – and now her fate is being decided by a television phone-in

A meditative masterpiece explores rediscovered friendships and the art of finding simpler ways through our complex world

Today, the first world war is far from forgotten in Flanders, and the English are always welcome

After two mass shootings, we have seen selective empathy and the elevation of a superficial public image over substance. Is that really who we are?

Expat Turks have had the chance to remove Erdoğan and restore democracy in the process. Will they have seized this chance?

A new exhibition explores whether Ancient Greece's labyrinth existed or was a confection of the imagination cultivated over the centuries

Nightmares were the business of Hans Ruedi Giger, who drew on his own to create surrealist art – and the creature at the heart of Alien

The impact Eurovision has is too important to be dismissed as a fluffy amateur festival

Democratic renewal could bring closer links between the UK and EU

Fireworks go on through the night ad Naples celebrates

The German was behind some of the greatest war images ever taken by some of the best news photographers ever to wield a Leica

Taramas is a glorious dip, reliant only on cod’s roe, old bread, oil, garlic, lemon juice and the like. I’m not convinced anything tastes more Mediterranean

One of the greatest Impressionists, Berthe Morisot’s work offered perceptive, unusual glimpses of domestic life

Only one thing has united Turkey’s fractious opposition – hatred of the president. Now they may inherit his financial crisis

The city has unveiled the world’s largest underground rail loop, but its celebrated Metro system is not without its sinister side

A new book eschews cosy nostalgia to explore the fractures that Europe’s picture postcard tourist traps keep hidden

They endured the civil war, persecution and Franco, but the Basques are still singing

The Targa Florio road race pitted drivers against every imaginable danger.. including stray dogs

Post-Brexit, there’s even less use for a royal family than there was when we were an important nation