Europe
Pushing hard
Russia’s bloody summer offensive is hurting Ukraine
Kremlin troops are making gains in the Donbas region
Late arrival
How much of a difference will Ukraine’s new F-16s make?
Too few to beat Russia’s air force, but a strong symbolic start
The grubby price of freedom
Some Germans think the hostage exchange with Russia was a dirty deal
But preserving good relations with America was more important
Rescue mission
The deal that freed Evan Gershkovich was more than a prisoner swap
It freed Russian prisoners of conscience as well as Westerners taken hostage by Vladimir Putin
Westward ho!
Humiliated by Azerbaijan, Armenia tacks towards the West
Courting the EU and America without alienating Russia is a difficult trick
Allez les bleus
The Olympics are teaching the French to cheer again
France’s politics is a mess, but the games are glorious
Paradise cost
Vienna’s social housing, lauded by progressives, pushes out the poor
The city’s most hard-up rely on the private sector
Devil and the deep blue sea
Will a new “pact” of ten laws help Europe ease its migrant woes?
It will require an extraordinary number of institutions to work together
The water’s mostly demined
Amid the bombs, Ukrainians rediscover the beach
Odessa gives itself permission to tan again
Blown signals
Who was behind the arson attacks on railways before the Olympics?
With thousands stranded, suspicion falls on Russia or Iran
Bumpy landing
Italian right-wingers have renamed Milan’s airport after Silvio Berlusconi
A finger in the eye of those who detested the late populist leader
Fixing the roof
European countries are banding together on missile defence
The Ukraine war shows how dangerously few interceptors they have