Globally, rightwing populists seem to be walking in his footsteps โ but the UK is proof that thatโs not inevitableThe snow lay in drifts over the railway lines at Auschwitz, when Keir Starmer went to pay his respects last week. His wife, Victoria, the …
Ten people have been hurt, two of them seriously, after a ski lift collapsed at a resort in north-east Spain on Saturday, hurling dozens of passengers into the snow below. Miguel รngel Clavero, the head of Aragรณnโs emergency services, said the accident…
Emergency services say 30 people were involved, of whom 10 were taken to hospital, at Astรบn in the PyreneesTen people have been hurt, two of them seriously, after a ski lift collapsed at a resort in north-east Spain, hurling dozens of passengers into t…
The U.S. would inherit an environmental time bomb of its own making if it lays claim to the massive Arctic island.
Freezing temperatures and heavy snow cause disruptions in southeastern Europe
Heavy snow and freezing rain caused widespread disruption in the UK and Germany on Sunday, with flights suspended, power outages, and closed roads.
Several days of snow brought avalanche risk at Christmas, as wintry weather also caused four deaths in IndiaA snowstorm developed across the Alps on Saturday 21 December due to a low-pressure system situated over the Adriatic Sea. This depression allow…
Tens of thousands of homes left without power as heavy snow and winds grip the Balkans
Missile strike targets residential building in Kryvyi Rih; Christmas celebrations across Ukraine shrouded in grief. What we know on day 1,036See all our Ukraine war coverageA ballistic missile struck an apartment building in the central Ukrainian city …
Estonia’s third-largest city is struggling to face off threats from Russia.
Festive work, choreographed in 2022, brings a showcase of the countryโs longstanding classical school to Paris
Amid claims of sabotage of undersea cables, a small wooden structure houses a key cog in Europeโs digital connectivityAt the end of an unmarked path on a tiny island at the edge of Stockholmโs extensive Baltic Sea archipelago lies an inconspicuous litt…
Some in the small, medieval town famed for St Francis worry too many people will come because of โMillennial saintโ Carlo AcutisInside a souvenir shop in Assisi, the face of a boy with thick black curly hair smiles out from wall tapestries, fridge magn…
Attack in Moscow was Ukrainian security serviceโs most audacious operation yet as it pursues enemy commandersRussian general in charge of chemical weapons unit killed in Moscow scooter blastIt was a gruesome morning scene. Two bodies lay sprawled in fr…
As warmer winters melt the snow drifts that endangered Saimaa ringed seals use to raise their young, humans are giving them a helping handWords by Phoebe Weston. Photographs by Samuel BlochEight hours shovelling snow in -20C might not sound like the id…
Temperatures unlikely to exceed -20C in parts of Canada, while a red weather warning has been issued for Sri LankaAn area of low pressure moving along the US-Canada border brought heavy snowfall to parts of western Canada at the weekend. A weather warn…
Preserving previous yearโs snow for start of season can combat increasingly unpredictable wintersBefore the arrival of electric fridges and freezers, people across Finland would saw a block of ice from a river or lake before the spring thaw, thickly co…
From snow-clearing to bus stops, civic furniture to football teams, women and men are considered and treated equally in this small city in Scandinavia โ with the aim of making life happier for everyoneThe big red puma is the focal point of Umeรฅ. The wo…
While some embrace technological innovations, others are forced to close as global heating causes lack of snowfallSitting at his window in Vรคsterรฅs, central Sweden, Thomas Ohlander is wondering when the winter season might start for his outdoor adventu…
Local people and businesses left โin lurchโ after council says it cannot afford to support or develop Alpe du Grand SerreA large French Alpine ski resort has announced it is to close, citing a lack of funds to become a year-round destination, as low- a…
Shootings by Swedish gang members in other countries ups pressure on government in Stockholm.
Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia among worst-hit countries as extreme rain and floods cause several deathsA deep area of low pressure over central and eastern Europe has resulted in extreme rainfall and catastrophic flooding over the past few days. …
Taylor Swift’s got nothing on the globe-trotting Hungarian prime minister.
Ukrainian military intelligence has been using the satellite to target Russian troops, weapons and logistics.
Across the globe, populists are rolling back efforts to save nature and the planet.
Trouble is brewing in the very regions that cradled the 16th-century Protestant Reformation.
Marine Le Penโs National Rally party has harnessed the countryโs widespread discontent with the elite in the capital.
Counter rallies in Kaufbeuren show split between supporters of AfD and locals who acknowledge the Bavarian townโs Nazi past Soaring church spires, the 1,000-year-old town centre unblemished by second world war bombing or graffiti, snow-capped Alps in t…
The Russian president and former Italian prime minster were on a holiday together in 2013.
Seven years after a terrible fall, I teamed up with two other disabled sportsmen to scale Icelandโs highest peak. With each drive of my poles into the snow, I came closer to the man Iโd once beenThe view from the top was breathtaking. It was 2023 and I…
Russia and Kazakhstan ordered more than 100,000 people to evacuate after swiftly melting snow swelled mighty rivers beyond bursting point in the worst flooding in the area for at least 70 years.
Russiaย and Kazakhstan ordered more than 100,000 people to evacuate after swiftly melting snow swelled mighty rivers beyond bursting point in the worst flooding in the area for at least 70 years.
Russia and Kazakhstan have ordered more than 100,000 people to evacuate after swiftly melting snow swelled rivers beyond bursting point in the worst flooding in the area for at least 70 years.The deluge of meltwater overwhelmed many settlements in the …
Kremlin official warns of more difficult days ahead after towns and cities overwhelmed by major rivers swollen by snowmeltRussia and Kazakhstan have ordered more than 100,000 people to evacuate after swiftly melting snow swelled rivers beyond bursting …
Russian-controlled power station says drone shot down over roof over reactor number six, which is currently shut downThe head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has condemned a drone strike on one of six nuclear reactors at the Russian-co…
More than 90% of new cars sold in Norway are electric. And it all started with some pop stars driving around in a jerry-rigged Fiat PandaIโm kneeling on the snow outside the kingโs house, impersonating a 1980s heart-throb, with a man named Harald and a…
Boy, 16, killed by avalanche in Italyโs South Tyrol region with more predicted in France during busy week for ski resortsExtreme weather has brought avalanches, storms, strong winds and landslides to Italy and France.A 16-year-old boy died after being …
Increased evaporation, shorter rainy seasons and less mountain snow cover are set to worsen water crises in the western MediterraneanMagdalena Coromina tapped the hard ground with her walking stick and looked up at a church that was meant to be underwa…
After drought devastated prized arborio and carnaroli harvests in the Po valley, new rice varieties offer a glimmer of hope. But none are yet suitable for use in the traditional recipePhotographs by Marco Massa and Haakon SandFor most of winter and spr…
Even snow cannons have stopped working due to the high temperatures.
Romania is leading EU efforts on small-scale reactors that could make the bloc a clean tech leader. But so far, they remain unproven.
A young woman plots her escape from behind the Iron Curtain until a baby ruins her plans in this 2014 debut from Maya VitkovaMaya Vitkovaโs eloquent, ambitious, emotionally committed drama Viktoria premiered at Sundance 10 years ago and more than deser…
The Society of the Snow became the third-most-prized film in Goya history after winning 12 awards on Saturday, including best picture.
Schools closed and bus thrown off road in most powerful storm for decades, while snow ends dry spell in HimalayasThis week brought the strongest storm so far of the 2023-24 European season, as Storm Ingunn slammed into Norway on Wednesday with hurrican…
Research finds 14 different types of PFAS chemicals commonly used in ski wax on slopes in Austrian ski resortsSkiers are leaving โforever chemicalsโ in the snow on ski slopes, a study has found.Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) โ a group of 1…
After eight years of populist chaos, Donald Tusk must rebuild trust in the state and resist the urge to simply turn the tablesโEvolution or revolution?โ The question being asked in Poland today captures the dilemma of trying to restore liberal democrac…
State-owned railway company RZhD apologises as conductor faces calls to be sacked and potentially prosecutedA cat has died in Russia after being thrown off a train in freezing temperatures by a conductor who has faced calls to be sacked and potentially…
Russia’s state rail company apologises after its conductor dumped the feline in freezing temperatures.
The four inhabitants of Morillo de Sampietro, an abandoned village in the Pyrenees, live a simple lifeThe tiny hamlet of Morillo de Sampietro stands high above a steep, wooded valley in the Spanish Pyrenees. Below is the glint of the Rio Yesa, beyond a…
Paris woke up to a dusting of snow on Thursday as temperatures dip below zero degrees. Parisians and tourists revel as snow blankets French capital’s monuments.
Freezing rain in central and southern Germany grounded hundreds of flights and disrupted train travel on Wednesday, while heavy snowfall in Norwayโs capital led to the temporary closure of its main airport.
Faster rate of global warming in Europe than the global average is leading to water insecurity
Parts of Sweden, Denmark and Finland have been hit by a snowstorm and an extreme cold spell, disrupting transport and schools. In Sweden, 1,000 cars were trapped in snow overnight on a main road in the south of the countryFinland avalanche leaves two d…
Europeโs current longest-reigning monarch, Queen Margrethe, rode through Denmarkโs capital in a gilded, horse-drawn coach as she concluded her last new year celebrations before abdicating later this month. Thousands braved freezing temperatures, strong…
The E22 motorway was at a standstill in places, as the country sees its coldest spell in decades.
The army is called in to help drivers in southern Sweden amid a big freeze across the Nordic countries.
We have four to five hours of sun every day in winter, and the light reflecting off the snow makes it seem brighter, writes Paul ConnollyAs the editor of the only English-language section of a Swedish newspaper, I get a little fed up of the canard that…
The River Danube burst its banks in Budapest on Thursday (28 December), with water levels at their highest in a decade as heavy rain and snow followed by mild weather triggered unusually early winter floods.
After years of reliance on alcohol, going sober was terrifying. But losing my addiction has brought unimaginable rewardsIt is an unusually cold December morning. The thermometer says it is -21C. The sky is dark blue. Here and there a star flickers. It …
International Ski Federation urged to cut emissions, while activists warn of damage through heavy use of snowmakingAfter promising early dumps of snow in some areas of Europe this autumn, the pattern of recent years resumed and rain and sleet took over…
Show people you really don’t care with these belated ‘gifts,’ courtesy of genuine adults tasked with running the country.
Female-led movements are challenging the official narrative that mobilised troops are required for war against UkraineAgainst a backdrop of snow-capped birch trees, a group of women wearing white headscarves blend into the Russian winter landscape. In …
Amid the frozen landscape of war-torn Donbas, photojournalist Albert Lores and Chistian-Zsolt Varga visited the Ukrainian soldiers near the Bakhmut frontline shortly before Christmas. The exhausted but resilient fighters shared their personal wishes an…
Flags fly at half mast and minuteโs silence observed two days after Charles University student killed 14 peopleBells rang out and flags flew at half mast on Saturday as the Czech Republic mourned the 14 victims of the countryโs worst mass shooting.The …
Up to 127mm of rain falls on Florida and gusty winds and flash flooding hit parts of Georgia and South CarolinaLast weekend, a low-pressure system that had developed over the Gulf of Mexico tracked north-east across the Florida peninsula. Lashings of h…
Heavy rain and melting snow force closure near chokepoint of Maxau and Speyer, says German navigation authorityWater levels on the Rhine were critically high last week, after heavy rain across the catchment area and the snow melt that followed.Parts of…
Interior minister insists Estonia is ready to close the frontier but says the situation so far is stable.
Helsinki Airport clears runway snow in just 11 minutes. Why canโt the UK and Germany always do the same?
Travellers advised to cancel journeys as heavy snow brings much of countryโs rail network to a haltDecades of underinvestment in the German railways have been blamed for chaos in parts of the country after heavy snow led to much of the network grinding…
Train and flight cancellations cause disruption to travellers in Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic.
Winter weather also disrupts train traffic and causes Bayern Munich v Union Berlin match to be called offHeavy snowfall has brought chaos to parts of southern Germany, with air and rail traffic blocked in the Bavarian state capital of Munich.After firs…
