Day: March 22, 2026

Rostyslav Lavrov knew he had to escape. He was stuck at a Russian naval academy in occupied Crimea, where he was sent at the age of 16 after Moscow’s forces took over his hometown in Ukraine’s Kherson region.

The center-left government is being challenged by a right-wing populist accused of launching a smear campaign in the final days of a close race.

Molenbeek was branded a hotbed of radicalization after the Paris and Brussels terrorist attacks of a decade ago. It is trying to reinvent itself amid new challenges.

The far-right party had first-round successes in several cities, but so did the far left. Sunday’s second round may clarify who has real momentum.

Pierre-Édouard Stérin is financing projects to make France less Muslim, more Catholic and more capitalist. He says his program has trained thousands running for municipal office on Sunday.

Voting starts Sunday on a referendum to overhaul Italy’s judiciary. Many people don’t understand the complex proposal — and it could hurt Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.