Ireland's prime minister, Leo Varadkar, has resigned
Leo Varadkar announced he will step down as taoiseach, or prime minister, within weeks as soon as his Fine Gael party chooses a successor.
Europe
How Sinn Fein has made themselves over
A party with past links to IRA militants is ruling Northern Ireland, and leading polls ahead of elections in the Republic of Ireland too. How has Sinn Fein managed to transform itself?
Standardized test scores for teens in Germany are down. Teachers aren't surprised
Germany's public schools are struggling with a surge of students whose first language is something other than German. Test scores are falling.
New Banksy tree mural in London has been defaced
Banksy's artwork, which was unveiled Monday, provides a burst of green foliage to a denuded, severely pruned tree in Islington North. By Wednesday, the mural was partly covered in white paint.
The improbable victory over smallpox holds lessons for health threats in 2024
Physician Céline Gounder traveled to India and Bangladesh to bring back unheard stories from the eradication of smallpox, many from health workers whose voices have been missing from the record.
After a quarter century in power, Russian President Putin isn't going anywhere
Vladimir Putin won a landslide reelection victory, taking some 87% of all ballots following three days of voting derided by Russia's opposition and the West as neither free nor fair.
Morning news brief
As expected Vladimir Putin wins Russia's presidential election. Former President Trump's words are under scrutiny once again. Vice President Harris has been making some high profile campaign stops.
Putin basks in election win that was never in doubt even as Russians quietly protest
Russian President Vladimir Putin will extend nearly a quarter century of rule for six more years after wrapping up an election that gave voters no real alternatives.
Putin extends his rule in unprecedented 5th term
Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed victory in an election where the outcome was never in doubt.
A volcano in Iceland is erupting for the fourth time in 3 months
A volcano in Iceland erupted Saturday evening for the fourth time in three months, sending orange jets of lava into the night sky.