Europe
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The Erasure of Mesut Özil
LONDON — Everything started with a tweet. Mesut Özil knew the risks, in December last year, when he decided to…
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A Teacher, His Killer and the Failure of French Integration
ÉVREUX, France — They could have easily shared the same classroom — the immigrant teenager and the veteran teacher known…
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Italy closes gyms and theaters to fight a steep rise in coronavirus infections.
Italy’s prime minister, Giuseppe Conte, tightened restrictions on Sunday to curb the steep rise of coronavirus infections spreading across the…
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‘Dear Evan Hansen’ and ‘Leopoldstadt’ Pick Up Olivier Awards
LONDON — “Dear Evan Hansen,” the hit musical about an anxious teenager who takes advantage of a fateful encounter with…
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How Matthew Warchus Generated ‘Heat’ in an Empty Theater
Early in the pandemic, Matthew Warchus, the artistic director of London’s Old Vic theater, got a lot of attention in…
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Ukraine votes: Local elections seen as test for embattled Zelenskyy
Ukrainians on Sunday voted in local elections that were considered a test for President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a former comedian who…
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France recalls envoy after Erdoğan questions Macron’s mental health
France has recalled its ambassador to Turkey after the country”s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan questioned the mental health of French…
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Coronavirus: Spain on verge of state of emergency to impose curfews
The Spanish government was preparing to declare a new state of health emergency on Sunday to allow a curfew to…
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With Vacation Rentals Empty, European Cities See a Chance to Reclaim Housing
LISBON — Long before the coronavirus swept across Europe this spring, many cities had been complaining that a proliferation of…
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The Essential Agatha Christie
Take me to a remote inn In “Peril at End House,” Poirot and his old pal, Hastings, have arrived at…
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