Europe
Charlemagne
Europe’s lefties bash migrants (nearly) as well as the hard right
Xenophobia is crossing the political spectrum
Germany’s fraught state elections
Why east Germany is such fertile ground for extremists
The Alternative for Germany is set for record-breaking performances in coming state elections
The new enemy
Azerbaijan’s government turns on its critics at home
The war with Armenia has ended in victory, so the regime needs another target
Fluid front lines
Even as it humiliates Russia, Ukraine’s line is crumbling in the Donbas
The shock raid inside Kursk has not distracted the Kremlin from advancing
Turning round
After decades of decline, Poland’s population seems to be increasing
Immigration and the war are the reasons
The cash flows south
How Italy’s Mezzogiorno is benefiting from a flood of EU aid
It can’t spend it fast enough
Charlemagne
What Europe’s comeback politicians can teach American voters
A second shot at power can mean too much of the same
Not very Teutonic
The rebuilding of Berlin’s Pergamon Museum is 40 years behind schedule
It’s yet another German construction debacle
Gold rush
Turkey’s asset-price boom is good for some but terrible for most
The rich are getting richer
On the edge
The Kremlin is close to crushing Pokrovsk, a vital Ukrainian town
Even as Ukraine raids Russia, it is losing another key battle
The Russian economy
The mysterious middlemen helping Russia’s war machine
Sanctions are as watertight as a sieve
Now for the response
Russia’s double-punch back against Ukraine’s shock raid
It is bombing Ukrainians in Kursk and advancing in Pokrovsk