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War Killed Mona Khalil and Erased Decades of Conservation

When a conservationist dies in a conflict zone, the loss is ecological as well as human, and the species she protected have no replacement for her.

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Berlin’s Plan to Fill Lebanon’s Coming Void

Germany wants Europe to guard southern Lebanon once UN peacekeepers leave, only to find Ankara already courting Beirut for the same role.

D-Day UNESCO Status Reopens Wind-Farm Debate

UNESCO protection gives Normandy's D-Day coast new international status, but it also sharpens an old question over how much modern infrastructure a historic landscape can absorb.

Luxembourg Royal Family Has Its Own Succession Drama

Prince Louis turning 40 has revived one of Europe's stranger royal stories: two princes with titles, public roles and no place in Luxembourg's succession.

Wildberries: A Script for Two Wars?

As Ukraine’s drones raze Russian warehouses and explosives appear at German runways, the Kremlin seems to be adopting Tehran’s economic warfare tactics.

Schengen Strains Under Dutch Border Crashes 

A fatal pile-up at a Dutch checkpoint amid a migrant crisis over Ceuta. Can Schengen survive its own members' choices?