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Sturgeon quits as Scottish leader after losing bid for independence vote
Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland's first minister for the past eight years, is stepping down after her crusade for Scottish independence hit a major roadblock when the U.K.’s high court ruled against a unilateral referendum. → Read More
Italy’s found a storyteller to describe its zeitgeist and he’s a cartoonist
Bestselling underground cartoonist Zerocalcare captures Italy's unusual mix of disillusioned youth, a globalized culture, radical left-wing politics, humdrum daily life and support for anarchist-democratic experiments in the Middle East by Kurds and Yazidis. → Read More
Sicilian town unites for an ancient ritual: Making olive oil
In an age-old ritual, Italian towns can brim with country life when a good olive harvest arrives. Such was the picture this autumn in a Sicilian town where families spent their days together laying nets, climbing ladders and picking olives. → Read More
Europeans restless as they get hammered by skyrocketing energy bills
Across Europe, people from all walks of life are showing their discontent as a wave of protests breaks out against rising energy costs, runaway inflation and a worsening war in Ukraine. → Read More
Ukraine’s 31 years of independence weave a tapestry of woe
The ongoing war is held up as a battle between democracy and autocracy, but Ukraine's political history since independence in 1991 reveals a country where democracy has been hard to sow. → Read More
Italy votes and a shocker’s coming: Leader of ‘post-fascist’ party set to win
In a stunning political story, Giorgia Meloni and her far-right Brothers of Italy party are on track to triumph in elections on Sunday. She'd be Italy's first female prime minister, but many see her instead as Europe's “most dangerous woman.” → Read More
Ukraine war escalation speeds up after Kyiv’s successful counteroffensive
As NATO's aid to Ukraine becomes more decisive, the Russo-Ukrainian war is quickly escalating and at risk of expanding even further. Both sides are pounding each other on the front lines, hitting civilian targets and accusing each other of war crimes. → Read More
Queen Elizabeth, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, dead at 96
The queen made an appearance with new Prime Minister Liz Truss just days ago. → Read More
Ukraine war rumbles on as Kyiv ramps up counterattack
For a fourth day, Ukraine's forces went on the attack in a bid to seize the southern city of Kherson and drive Russian forces back. Their success remains unclear. Meanwhile, a team of international inspectors reached the embattled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station. → Read More
EU energy crisis intensifies with no end in sight for Ukraine war
The war in Ukraine rages on as Kyiv's forces mount a counteroffensive in the south. Meanwhile, the war is being felt across the European Union as energy prices soar and threaten to make winter extremely difficult for businesses, governments and households. → Read More
Russia expert: West needs to self-reflect on its own responsibility in Ukraine war
Marlene Laruelle, the director of the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies at George Washington University, says the West needs to look at itself in the mirror and see it also helped create conditions for war to break out in Ukraine. → Read More
Ukraine, already strained by war, braces for Russian southern offensive
As Ukraine girds for a brutal winter, there are signs Kyiv's army and political leaders are strained by serious problems: a wrecked economy, gas shortages, a lack of weapons and internal divisions. → Read More
Summer inferno: Europe suffers heat wave, wildfires and drought
It's becoming the new normal in Europe – a summer of wildfires, drought and extreme heat. For the first time, the United Kingdom issued a → Read More
It’s back to normal in Venice, but for Venetians that’s also a gloomy prospect
For years, Venice has struggled with mass tourism and Venetians are distressed about their historic city's future as rents soar and locals leave. Will an imminent entry fee for day-trippers slow the onslaught? Optimism is hard to find in the great floating city. → Read More
Ukraine war builds toward new big battles in east
After 135 days of fighting, Russian forces are focusing their attacks on the eastern region of Donetsk. Russian President Vladimir Putin warns Russia is only at the start of its “special military operation” in Ukraine. → Read More
Russia occupies all of Luhansk, advances in Donbas grow
The Kremlin's next target is the neighboring region of Donetsk where the fight is already raging. → Read More
Media, Holocaust laws in Poland draw US condemnation
The secretary of state took forceful aim at two new Polish laws: one that seeks to restrict foreign media ownership, and another that restricts Jewish claims to lands seized after the Holocaust during the country's communist era. → Read More
Italy faces down ‘ndrangheta, its most feared crime group
At a long and complex trial in Calabria, Italian prosecutors are making their case against more than 325 people accused of taking part in the criminal operations of the 'ndrangheta, Italy's most powerful crime group. → Read More
Wildfires ravage southern Europe and raise political tensions
Wildfires are raging in Turkey, Greece and Italy as southern Europe broils in an extended extreme heat wave. Devastating flooding and fires are putting pressure on governments to do much more to fight global warming ahead of a major climate change summit. → Read More
Tourism resumes in Italy, bringing relief to culture venues
International tourists are back in Italy and they're giving the country's culture and entertainment sector a much-needed boost after the “annus horribilis.” → Read More