Europe
Cue the fireworks
Huge anti-Russian protests in Tbilisi echo Ukraine’s Maidan
A turn away from the EU plunges Georgia into crisis
Barnier heads for the exit
France’s government faces the imminent loss of a vote of confidence
Michel Barnier, the prime minister, has failed to get his budget through parliament
Death from above
How Ukraine uses cheap AI-guided drones to deadly effect against Russia
Ukraine is making tens of thousands of them
Resurrection
Emmanuel Macron shows off the gloriously restored Notre Dame
Five years after it was gutted by fire, the cathedral is more beautiful than ever
Charlemagne
Ursula von der Leyen has a new doctrine for handling the hard right
The boss of the European Commission embarks on a second term
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