Europe
Double trouble
Marine Le Pen spooks the bond markets
She threatens to bring down the French government, but also faces a possible ban from politics
America and NATO
The maths of Europe’s military black hole
It needs to spend to defend, but voters may balk
An assault on Zaporizhia looms
Ukraine’s warriors brace for a Kremlin surge in the south
Vladimir Putin’s war machine is pushing harder and crushing Ukrainian morale
Once the rockets are up
Vladimir Putin fires a new missile to amplify his nuclear threats
The attack on Ukraine is part of a new era of missile warfare
Charlemagne
A rise in antisemitism puts Europe’s liberal values to the test
The return of Europe’s oldest scourge
The Germans don’t do it better
Once dominant, Germany is now desperate
As an election looms its business model is breaking down
German election 2025
Germany election 2025 tracker: who’s ahead in the polls?
Follow the latest voting intention ahead of the election
Attack ’em
Ukraine can, at last, use its Western missiles inside Russia
Joe Biden wants to send North Korea a message
The struggle with Russia
Ukraine’s secret army in France
A new force is being marshalled to take on the Kremlin’s men
Sexy at 60
How older French women are redefining the aesthetics of ageing
Wrinkles could once wreck a public career in France. Not any more
Charlemagne
Elon Musk threatens to widen the rift between Europe and America
Musk is from Mars, Europe is from Venus