Europe - NYTimes

1. Your Wednesday Briefing

2. Boris Johnson signals that he might ease England’s virus rules.

3. Ali Mitgutsch, Inventive Children’s Book Illustrator, Dies at 86

4. You Can Still Own a Caravaggio, but It Comes With a House (and a Hefty Price)

5. As Johnson Reels From Scandals, Is Someone Plotting to Take His Place?

6. Scholars Doubt New Theory on Anne Frank’s Betrayal

7. Blinken to Meet With Russia as U.S. Pushes For More Diplomacy on Ukraine

8. Texas Hostage Taker Was Known to British Intelligence

9. Two Top Aides to Pope Francis Test Postive for Virus

10. Kazakhstan's Former Leader Speaks Out in Video on Unrest

11. France's Education Minister Under Fire Over Vacation at Key Covid Juncture

12. Roberta Metsola Elected as President of European Parliament

13. Your Tuesday Briefing

14. Italy Ponders a New Role for Draghi. Let the Politicking Begin.

15. Russia Thins Out Its Embassy in Ukraine, a Possible Clue to Putin’s Next Move

16. A Love of Trees or a Display of Power? The Odd Park of an Oligarch.

17. Jodie Ginsberg, a Fighter for Press Freedom, Is Expanding Her Battle

18. Officials Investigating Synagogue Attacker’s Link to 2010 Terror Case

19. A Tense Texas Standoff Leads to Emotional Phone Call Between Brothers

20. Djokovic Returns to Warm Embrace in Home Country of Serbia