Europe

Ukraine’s Future Ties to NATO Are Main Topic as Western Nations Meet

The question of how to guarantee Ukrainian security loomed over a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Norway and a gathering of European leaders in Moldova.

Trailing Michel Houellebecq From the Bedroom to the Courtroom

The art collective KIRAC was embroiled in court battles over a film about the author’s sex life. Is the dispute a performance? A marketing stunt? Or a genuine cultural feud?

Tragedy Strikes a Boat Full of Spies, and Conspiracy Theories Mount

Four people died when a storm sank a boat in northern Italy. Then it emerged that 21 of those aboard had worked for Israeli or Italian intelligence, igniting a speculative frenzy.

‘Prayer for the French Republic’ Transferring to Broadway

The play, which is scheduled to open in January, joins a string of Broadway shows that confront antisemitism in the U.S. and abroad.

Zelensky pushes for E.U. and NATO membership at a meeting of European leaders in Moldova.

“This year is for decisions,” President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said at the European Political Community gathering, which sought to showcase Western solidarity amid the Kremlin’s war.

Kyiv cancels some Children’s Day events as Ukraine loses another young life.

What It Takes to Protect Kyiv From Russian Bombardment

Russian air attacks on Kyiv have come in relentless waves. Yet very little has penetrated the patched-together but increasingly sophisticated air defense network. Here’s why.

Iceland Is a Magnet for Tourists. Its First Lady Has Some Advice for Them.

Eliza Reid, a former U.N. tourism ambassador and the wife of President Gudni Johannesson, welcomes her country’s many visitors, and has a few suggestions on safety, respect and how to meet locals.

X-Ray Vision Brings New Life to a Fossil Flattened by Time

Scientists were able to unlock the identity of an ichthyosaur that had been reduced to a two-dimension jumble of bones.

Your Thursday Briefing

Russia’s response to drone strikes on Moscow.