Europe
Blown signals
Who was behind the arson attacks on railways before the Olympics?
With thousands stranded, suspicion falls on Russia or Iran
Bumpy landing
Italian right-wingers have renamed Milan’s airport after Silvio Berlusconi
A finger in the eye of those who detested the late populist leader
Fixing the roof
European countries are banding together on missile defence
The Ukraine war shows how dangerously few interceptors they have
The bricklayer
Peter Magyar is reinvigorating Hungary’s struggling opposition
Attacking Viktor Orban’s corruption wins votes for a political newcomer
Charlemagne
To understand the perils of AI, look to a Czech novel—from 1936
“War with the Newts” offers a satirical allegory of life under the spell of machines
Robocommander
Vadym Sukharevsky, the man in charge of Ukraine’s drones
Ukraine hopes its new drone command will help it regain the upper hand
Europe’s bantamweight
The Germany-shaped void at Europe’s heart
Olaf Scholz’s government is punching below its weight in Brussels
Hostage racket
Russia sentences Evan Gershkovich to 16 years on bogus spying charges
The Kremlin wants to barter the American reporter for its spies
Fifty years on
The division of Cyprus looks indefinite
The island’s Greeks and Turks seem contented, for the moment, to stay apart
Romanian doctor training
Romania is now a magnet for the world’s medical students
But Romanian doctors are leaving
Charlemagne
J.D. Vance, an honorary Frenchman, sends Europe into panic mode
Millennial, MAGA champion, hillbilly…Gaullist
While stocks last
Russia’s vast stocks of Soviet-era weaponry are running out
It may have to scale back its offensive in Ukraine