Europe

A three-day ceasefire in Ukraine that was unilaterally declared by Russian President Vladimir Putin last month was set to come into effect at 5 p.m. ET on Wednesday (midnight Moscow...

PARIS  — French President Emmanuel Macron called on the United States and the European Union to lift sanctions against Syria on Wednesday after hosting the Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa on...

The German Wehrmacht surrendered on May 8, 1945. This marked the end of  in Europe, which had begun on September 1, 1939, when Germany invaded Poland; in Asia, it continued...

Black smoke rose from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday, meaning that cardinals did not elect a new pope on the first day of the conclave. There is...

Despite Donald Trump’s fraying popularity at home, there is a corner of the globe where his brand remains remarkably resilient: Eastern Europe. Last Sunday, the Trump-loving far-right populist George Simion...

Europe is at a crossroads. The high-water mark of trans-Atlantic security cooperation is behind us, and the Trump administration regards most of Europe with a combination of contempt, disdain, or...

“Europe is ready to step up,” Ursula von der Leyen, the chief of the European Union‘s executive arm, the European Commission, said earlier this year, as the new U.S. administration...

As Europe’s frontline war leader, Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke for millions of Europeans when he congratulated Friedrich Merz on scraping into office — on his second attempt — as the new...

Today, the College of Cardinals—an elite group of churchmen tasked with selecting the next pope—will enter the Sistine Chapel to begin the election process. Along with discussing the internal needs...

As Russian President Vladimir Putin prepares for his heavily choreographed May 9 “Victory Day” military parade, he’s been clear who’s at the top of his guest list: Xi Jinping. The...