Return of the two Europes

Donald Trump’s turn to Moscow is restoring the geography of the cold war

Financial Times - 6h

NASA's two stuck astronauts are finally closing in on their return after 9 months

NASA's two stuck astronauts are just a few weeks away from finally returning to Earth after nine months in space

ABC News - 1d

Remains of Shiri Bibas, mom of two killed, allegedly returned to Israel following Hamas' broken promise

Yahoo News - Feb. 21

Defending Europe without the US

European capitals are attempting to fill the security gap

Financial Times - Feb. 21

Is Europe about to soar?

The future of the world might depend on its success

Financial Times - Feb. 24

Ukraine Is Europe’s War Now

Ukraine wants a peace deal — it just doesn’t want to end up destroyed by peace’s terms.

The New York Times - 3d

There’s no denying it — Europe needs Trump

The EU acts like it is entitled to unencumbered American protection — I guess that’s what happens when the continent that invented the welfare state gets cut off from American welfare.

The Hill - 2h

The Macron And Trump Bromance Returns

French President Emmanuel Macron visits Donald Trump at the White House

BBC News - Feb. 24

Europe should be flattered by Maga’s attacks

A central goal of Trump’s henchmen is to defang the EU’s regulatory power for the benefit of American Big Tech

Financial Times - Feb. 23

Europe needs Friedrich Merz to succeed

The first moves by Germany’s chancellor-designate are bold and encouraging

Financial Times - Feb. 24

Trump and Europe Clashed Over Ukraine

Also, the virtuoso Roberta Flack died at 88. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.

The New York Times - Feb. 24

The Tories discover that Britain is located in Europe

The lesson of this world-changing month is that geography matters — despite what the Brexit campaign claimed

Financial Times - Feb. 26

Europe's thin red line in Ukraine

The fight for Europe’s immediate security is now, and it is being contested in Kursk, Russia and along a 600-mile front in Eastern Ukraine.

The Hill - 5h

Europe is still dithering about defense

NATO is strongest when its members contribute equally and Europe is still not doing enough to meet the challenges ahead.

The Hill - 1h

Neighbours cancelled again, two years after revival

The series will finish at the end of 2025, after 40 years and more than 9,000 episodes.

BBC News - Feb. 21

‘The World Is There for the Carving’: Two Columnists on the Trump-Putin Alliance

We’ve never seen anything like this: a president who appears aligned with a Russian dictator in targeting the weak and the vulnerable.

The New York Times - Feb. 21

Two freed hostages back in Israel, military says

Yahoo News - Feb. 22

Two children killed by decades-old grenade in Cambodia

Accident happened in Siem Reap province that saw heavy fighting in 1980s between government soldiers and Khmer Rouge. A grenade believed to be more than 25 years old killed two toddlers when it ...

The Guardian - Feb. 22

Kings' Two Future Centers Heading in Opposite Directions

While Quinton Byfield's ripe blossoming is gaining considerable attention in Los Angeles, I examine another equally important underlying story.

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 25

Slot given two-game touchline ban

Liverpool manager Arne Slot is banned for the second time this season following his red card against Everton this month.

BBC News - Feb. 26

Market volatility creating buzz for these two types of ETFs

Market volatility appears to be boosting demand for two types of exchange-traded funds: leveraged and inverse.

CNBC - Feb. 27

Remembering two-time Oscar-winner Gene Hackman

"Sunday Morning" looks back on the brilliant career of Gene Hackman, and talks with Brad Dourif (Hackman's co-star in "Mississippi Burning") and Hollywood Reporter chief film critic David Rooney ...

CBS News - 4d

Two arrested as stolen Paddington statue recovered

The sculpture was damaged and taken from his seat in Paddington creator Michael Bond's home town.

BBC News - 3d

Capitol agenda: Johnson's two major challenges

Politico - 3d

Two dead after car drives into crowd in Germany

Several more people have been injured, police say, and one suspect, a German man, has been arrested.

BBC News - 2d

Pair of bald eagles welcome two hatchlings in California

Jackie and Shadow, eagles in Big Bear valley recorded on a live webcam, regain hope three years after their last chick. Bald eagles named Jackie and Shadow are in the midst of cuddling with two new ...

The Guardian - 1d

Explained: what is China’s Two Sessions meeting?

The annual political gathering begins this week in Beijing, with the economy, tech and Donald Trump’s trade war high on the agenda. China’s annual Two Sessions meetings begins this week, with ...

The Guardian - 1d

Two-thirds of Americans support CFPB: Poll

About two-thirds of surveyed Americans support the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), according to a new poll released Wednesday. Some 67 percent of Americans surveyed by the Center for ...

The Hill - 23h

Israeli hostages return home in caskets

Hamas handed over four coffins Thursday, which the militant group said contained the bodies of four Israeli hostages -- Shiri Bibas and her two children, Ariel and Kfir, as well as Oded Lifshitz, ...

CBS News - Feb. 20

‘Heavyweight,’ an Acclaimed Narrative Podcast, Returns

Pushkin Industries, the podcast company that will release the show, is betting that documentary-style audio programs can still win an audience.

The New York Times - Feb. 25

The Return of Digg, a Star of Web 2.0

Two decades after creating Digg, a community-focused social message board, Kevin Rose is reviving the site and teaming up with a founder of Reddit.

The New York Times - 1d

Barça's Deco on Neymar return: 'Not the moment'

Barcelona sporting director Deco has played down the chances of re-signing Neymar, saying it is not the moment for the club to be thinking about bringing the Brazilian back.

ESPN - 3h

China likely to cut inflation outlook to two-decade low, lay out stimulus plans at 'Two Sessions' meeting

Beijing is expected to revise down its annual consumer price inflation target to around 2% — the lowest in more than two decades — from 3% or higher in prior years.

CNBC - Feb. 27