Europe
On shaky ground
Earthquake fears loom large in Istanbul’s mayoral race
The money involved is staggering
An imprisoned city “votes”
In occupied Mariupol, Russian invaders hold a sham election
The bullet remains stronger than the ballot
With friends like these
France, Germany and Poland try to patch differences over Ukraine
Their leaders disagree on what and how much they will send to help
Charlemagne
Europe’s economy is a cause for concern, not panic
Quick, call another Italian former prime minister to the rescue!
Everyday Putinism
Vladivostok is a window into wartime Russia
Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is transforming the far-eastern city
A plebiscite and a funeral
Russians go to the polls in a sham election for their president
The charade takes place amid murder and repression
Ventura’s gain
Portugal’s hard right gets a big election boost
A once-boring democracy receives a jolt
Not so quiet
A grinding, difficult war on Ukraine’s southern front
The Russians want to take Robotyne. But while the ammo lasts, Ukraine can hold them off
Charlemagne
Fifty shades of brown: how splits in Europe’s hard right sap its power
Divisions are a central feature of the populist right