Europe
The Russian economy
The mysterious middle-men helping Russia’s war machine
Sanctions are as watertight as a sieve
Now for the response
Russia’s double-punch back against Ukraine’s shock raid
It is bombing Ukrainians in Kursk and advancing in Pokrovsk
Freedom on the line
Ukraine’s convicts take the fight inside Russia
A hard-bitten officer commands a unit of felons—and dreams of kebabs in Moscow
Stop the war
Anti-war parties are set to clean up in eastern German elections
Scepticism about support for Ukraine runs deep in parts of the former communist republic
The fungus is just starting
How a Spanish province became the world’s truffle leader
Teruel has replaced France’s Périgord atop the tuber charts
Charlemagne
The great cover-up: Europe is losing its penchant for public nudity
A columnist bares all in pursuit of the naked truth
Into the breach
What next after Ukraine’s shock invasion of Russia?
It could dig in, pull back or grab more as a bargaining chip
Time of the tiger
Ukraine’s shock raid deep inside Russia rages on
The surprise attack comes as Ukraine is under pressure in the Donbas
Le feel-good games
Paris’s stunning vision for the Olympics wins a gold medal
It marks a shift away from sporting gigantism
Shell and shock
Ukraine surprises with a high-stakes raid into Russia
The second battle of Kursk is raging
Flatlining
Can anything rouse Germany from its economic slumber?
Politicians are more interested in trivial budget rows than finding sources of growth