Europe

Years of pacifist policy are over in Germany as military spending rises. But what happens if conflict comes home?

A family story shows how our government’s treatment of refugees – including Ukrainians – mirrors 1930s attitudes to Jews fleeing conflict and persecution

Dutch-Turkish rapper Murda is not the first artist from Turkey’s contemporary rap scene to face the censure of the authorities

The continent is tipped to catch up with the US and Canada on cannabis legalisation. But what are the dangers, and what does it mean for Britain?

Russia is absent from this year’s edition of the world’s biggest international art exhibition. But the main talking point is a decisive move away from domination by white men

Complaining about the country's train operator Deutsche Bahn is a national sport. This week our columnist found good reason to do so

A new film is a landmark moment for both Irish cinema and the language more widely

As the Scandinavian countries prepare to apply for membership, with Moldova and Georgia waiting in the wings, how will Russia react - and what hope is there for Ukraine?

The right-wing press are wrongly trying to convince readers Keir Starmer and Boris Johnson are just as bad as each other. The reality couldn't be more different

The UK and Russia – albeit in vastly different ways – seem unable to move on from the events of eight decades ago

Last year, Sir Elton John warned of a “looming catastrophe” for touring British musicians after we left the EU. His prediction came true for one London band

The jury is out on Britain’s scheme to help students study overseas

Guru or phoney, even in death Helena Blavatsky's spiritual teachings continued to attract admirers

Ukraine's fight is about more than international law and national self-determination, it's about what sort of world we want to live in

Despite his fence-sitting over Ukraine, Hungarian leader and Putin ally Viktor Orbán has been left with few friends

In agreeing new contracts at Liverpool and Manchester City, Jürgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola are putting down roots that are rare in modern life, let alone in the ephemeral world of football

An exhibition highlights the wonders of the Venice serenaded by Canaletto and the dangers faced by the glorious city in the sea

This year's Tallinn Music Week has been a showcase for some of the besieged country's most defiant music acts

May 9 holds a special place in the lives of ordinary Russians. But their president has turned it into a show of force

Everyone loved Ennio Morricone’s film scores.. except the Oscar-winning composer himself, as a documentary reveals

We need a prime minister who isn't driven by a competitive spirit and has a desire to work out what is best for the country. We are unlikely to find those characteristics in a sportsperson

Olaf Scholz's change of heart came overnight. So fast that the chairman of his own SPD parliamentary group missed it

A company is offering the ultimate symbol of wealth - a 52-metre luxury yacht tethered to a 200-metre helium airship

Europe’s most visited tourist attraction had a troubled start to life

The president’s achievements have been underplayed - and they contain lessons for Labour and the Lib Dems

Pack your flags and mark May 8 with a spectacular afternoon of music celebrating our continent

Marine Le Putin lost, Emmanuel Macron won - France will remain Germany's closest ally in Europe

The Russian people need a new national story of democracy - one which they write themselves

What appears to be the inevitable tragedy of Inger Stevens began long before she arrived in Hollywood and long before she left Sweden for the US

Following a former Canary’s flightpath to Krasnodar leads to an ominous sense of history repeating itself

Asparagus is a majestic vegetable and it remains one of the few whose coming into season is duly celebrated each year