A municipal vote in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia will be a gauge of the national mood since Chancellor Friedrich Merz took office.

Lisbon has transformed itself in recent years into a destination for international investors. A funicular crash that killed 16 people has prompted soul-searching about the changes in the city.

The divisive anti-immigrant agitator Tommy Robinson organized what he said was a free-speech festival for his supporters.

Latin America’s largest nation is shaping up as a test case on how to defy President Trump.

Drones in Poland and GPS jamming attributed to Russia have intensified a debate over whether the West should impose stiffer penalties for such “hybrid warfare.”

Opposition parties say a move by India’s election commission is part of a wider pattern of election influencing by the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which derides the claims.

As climate change helps fuel more severe heat waves, the city is struggling between maintaining its architectural heritage and keeping apartments livable.

Jair Bolsonaro was sentenced to 27 years in prison for conspiring to cling to power after losing the 2022 elections.