Europe

After years of standing by their sides, these guards find these pieces of art deeply meaningful. You might too.

By Noëlle de Leeuw

A dressage rider explains how she and her horse, Jagerbomb, made it to the Olympics.

By Alex Marshall and Bobby Beasley

Puzzling has been around for more than 250 years, but a budding tournament featuring participants from more than 75 countries in Spain is giving it new life.

By Derrick Bryson Taylor

Much of what consumers buy is marked “sustainable,” “humane” or “green.” In the sugar cane fields of India, that papered over the worst abuses.

By Megha Rajagopalan

President Biden’s call to change the Supreme Court.

By Natasha Frost

“It was like a fight between two packs of dogs,” said an officer, describing the struggle for one of the areas, Urozhaine. But “there came a moment when it made no sense to keep people there.”

By Carlotta Gall, Kamila Hrabchuk and David Guttenfelder

Likened to a “court composer” for Germany, he wrote more than 500 pieces and was considered one of the most original and independent musical voices in Europe.

By Jeffrey Arlo Brown

The brainy machines are predicting global weather patterns with new speed and precision, doing in minutes and seconds what once took hours.

By William J. Broad

Water-quality results recorded before dawn on Tuesday will determine if the men’s triathlon race will take place hours later.

By Catherine Porter

Rachel Reeves, the chancellor of the Exchequer, cut some infrastructure funding and pensions benefits, adding that more “difficult decisions” would come later this year.

By Eshe Nelson

Huw Edwards, who led the BBC’s coverage of major events, including King Charles III’s coronation, has been charged with three offenses, the police said on Monday.

By Stephen Castle

A 17-year-old was arrested after an assault that left two children dead and nine children and two adults injured. The police said it did not appear terrorism-related.

By Megan Specia

The man was picked up near Rouen days after arsonists damaged train signaling cables around the country, but he is not a suspect in that case, prosecutors say.

By Aurelien Breeden

A death certificate filed last week revealed the natural causes behind the death last July of Ms. O’Connor, the Irish singer and activist.

By Amelia Nierenberg

The Sentiero dell’Arte e dell’Anima, or Path of Art and Soul, in Pienza, is lined with 28 benches created by well-known artists where visitors can take in the countryside of the Val d’Orcia.

By Ondine Cohane

Here’s what you need to know.

By Natasha Frost

Plug-and-play solar panels are popping up in yards and on balcony railings across Germany, driven by bargain prices and looser regulations.

By Melissa Eddy

Her novels and short stories often explored the lives of willful women who loved men who were crass, unfaithful or already married.

By Anthony DePalma

Grudges from the World Cup and rugby union have spilled over to the Games. But is this new sports feud even real?

By Rory Smith and James Wagner

Ukraine wants to deploy its first F-16 jets this summer, hoping to counter Russia’s dominance in the air. But stepped-up Russian bombing attacks on air bases complicate the effort.

By Marc Santora and Eric Schmitt