Europe

Cyprus Ends ‘Golden Passport’ Program Amid Corruption Accusations

As Virus Surges and Brexit Bears Down, Boris Johnson Stalls for Time

LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson has reached a moment of truth on the two issues that have dominated Britain...

Will a Half-Step by Macron Be Enough to Blunt France’s Second Wave?

PARIS — France thought it had beaten the coronavirus. Its comeback in a roaring second wave left the government scrambling...

Can a Bill Have a Gender? Feminine Wording Exposes a Rift

BERLIN — A dispute over grammar between two federal ministries has reopened a front in Germany’s longstanding battle about gender...

World War II-Era ‘Earthquake Bomb’ Explodes in Polish Waters

A 12,000-pound World War II-era bomb exploded in a shipping canal off the Polish port city of Swinoujscie on Tuesday,...

Europe, Which Thought It Had Coronavirus Tamed, Faces Second Wave

LONDON — From France to Russia, from Britain to the Czech Republic, European leaders are confronting a surge in coronavirus...

Central Europe Suffers as Coronavirus Surges

Much of Central Europe locked down quickly in the spring, before the coronavirus took root, and largely avoided widespread infection...

Vatican Puts Priests on Trial Over Alleged Abuse Within Its Walls

ROME — One priest accused of sexually abusing an altar boy in a prominent Vatican City seminary and another accused...

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Speaks Out Against Harmful Online Behavior

LONDON — The Duchess of Sussex on Tuesday said she felt compelled to speak out against online misinformation, negativity and...

E.U. Preparing Sanctions on Putin Allies Over Navalny’s Poisoning

The European Union is preparing to impose financial sanctions on six high-ranking Russian officials from the Defense Ministry, domestic spy...

Court Sentences Leaders of Greece’s Golden Dawn to Prison