Europe

The Black Sea country is holding its eighth election in five years, with Bulgarians yearning for the kind of prosperous life enjoyed by other Europeans.

By Carlotta Gall

It was the deadliest mass shooting in Ukraine in years, where firearms have proliferated since the war with Russia began.

By Constant Méheut

Pope Leo responded directly on Monday to a presidential attack. But since then, he said, some of his statements during his Africa trip have been misconstrued.

By Motoko Rich

Analysts said energy and shipping companies would be reluctant to fully restore operations until they were confident that hostilities were over.

By Rebecca F. Elliott

The Italian filmmaker hopes his staging of John Adams’s “The Death of Klinghoffer” will help audiences look past the controversies surrounding the work.

By Elisabetta Povoledo

Our reporter Andrew Higgins describes why Hungary’s voters chose Peter Magyar over Viktor Orban in a landslide, ending Orban’s 16 years in power.

By Andrew Higgins, Christina Thornell and Leila Medina

To leftists abroad, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of Spain is a hero for standing up to President Trump. At home, Mr. Trump is seen as Mr. Sánchez’s political savior from thorny domestic challenges.

By Jason Horowitz

Leo XIV has had a reputation for being cautious. But since President Trump attacked him at the start of his Africa trip, he has been more combative.

By Motoko Rich

A month of efforts to help a stranded humpback escape the Baltic Sea have culminated in a tourist and media spectacle, with no guarantee of success.

By Jim Tankersley

The announcement came a day after a government official said, “In a country marked by the history of the Holocaust, we cannot pretend that this is just entertainment.”

By Michaela Towfighi