Last month, I sat down with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Athens.
We chatted the historic same-sex marriage legislation, Greece's economic rebound, his love of TikTok and Guns N' Roses, and more.
My latest for
@TIME
.
“We will end an oppressive government by democratic means.”
Exclusive: For TIME,
@ASLuhn
sat down with Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, who holds a narrow lead over Erdoğan in most polls ahead of a crucial May 14 election.
"We are becoming green without even noticing it."
Tens of thousands of Lebanese have flocked to solar power as the crisis-stricken state provides as little as 1-2 hrs of electricity a day.
My report from Beirut for
@TIME
.
Days ahead of the two-year anniversary of the Beirut port explosion, the silos—a symbol of the blast—partially collapsed.
@TIME
spoke to bereaved families about the fight to preserve what's left of them.
Photos courtesy of the incredible Myriam Boulos
The war in Ukraine "plunged millions of children and adolescents into a warped reality of curfews and roadblocks, mortar fire, and shallow graves," writes
@CharlieCamp6ell
, introducing a new photo essay by Fabian Ritter of Kyiv's youth.
Over 100,000 Ukrainians have come to the U.K. on the promise of a spare room for 6 months.
But local officials and homelessness experts, not to mention Ukrainians themselves, worry about what comes next.
My first piece for
@TIME
.
A plan to move many of Amsterdam's sex workers to a suburban, multi-storey "Erotic Center" has caused quite the backlash.
@cmcdonaldgibson
reports on the divide over the Red Light District's future amid gentrification and overtourism.
Labour's Keir Starmer will be Britain's next Prime Minister when the next election comes around, according to today's polls.
In his first major interview with foreign media, Starmer lays out his vision.
Courtesy
@YasmeenSerhan
for TIME.
"It was sad," says European Parliament President
@RobertaMetsola
, recalling the extraordinary police raid she took part in against a fellow lawmaker.
My
@TIME
profile on how Metsola tackled Qatargate and her wider pitch to shake up the E.U.
~job klaxon~: stoked to share that I've joined
@firstdraftnews
as senior editor, jumping into the disinformation beat at such a crucial time. I started today!
This week, Roberta Metsola was reelected President of the European Parliament.
Read
@TIME
's profile about her history-making first term—and why the institution stands at a crossroads.
Overseas Americans are one of the most overlooked voting blocs. But that's changing—and they could make a difference in next week's midterms.
@YasmeenSerhan
with a great dispatch from London.
"A nation that not 50 years ago required women to obtain their father’s or husband’s permission to work is now among Europe’s most feminist countries."
@LisaAbend
profiles Spain's Minister of Equality on the new Solo sí es sí ("only yes means yes") law.
Poland's right-wing government is controversially rewriting history.
@katia_patin
with a thoughtful feature on the Institute of National Remembrance, or IPN in Polish, that has scholars up in arms
“I wanted to show that we have agency and can tell our stories in our own way,”
@Elias_Jahshan
, who edited a new anthology, "This Arab is Queer," tells
@TIME
.
The book, featuring essays from 18 LGBTQ+ Arab writers, debuts in the U.S. today.
“Now this whole deal is tanking, no option looks good,” a Twitter employee tells TIME. “We’re either running into a brick wall or off a cliff.” courtesy
@billyperrigo
"I sometimes joke in Italian that on the left we have more parties than voters sometimes."
Elly Schlein—"Italy's AOC"—on the fractured left and what a far-right government led by Giorgia Meloni could look like.
Courtesy
@YasmeenSerhan
"The first thing that the Russians do when they occupy Ukrainian territory is cut off the networks. Then the people living there don’t know what’s happening."
@TIME
's latest deep dive, on the battle for control over Ukraine's internet.
This week, two matches determine whether Ukraine can book an unlikely spot at the 2022 Qatar World Cup.
@CharlieCamp6ell
met the Ukraine squad, in this fab piece
“This spot was once barren desert. No birds, no animals, no life. Now there is water, animals.”
@SamOnTheRoad
with a dispatch from Karbala, Iraq on saving the city's date palms.
“I hate that our work is often called naive,” says Beatrice Fihn, the director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons. “We’re the ones actually talking about what happens if a bomb goes off.
Smart, timely piece by
@naina_bajekal
.
"She inherited the throne of a country almost broken by the legacy of war, and remained upon it through a time of epochal change both for the U.K. and the world."
@TIME
's long-read obituary for Queen Elizabeth II.
“It’s amazing, I didn’t know weed was legal until I got here,” one backpacker tells TIME.
Our latest dispatch, from Thailand, on the country's stunning U-Turn on drugs laws.
Ahead of the 1-year anniversary of the Taliban's takeover of Kabul,
@TIME
spoke with 8 Afghan women who fled the country and are trying to rebuild anew.
Our latest special project, in collaboration with the Pulitzer Center and Rukhshana Media
"We made the decision to stay here, and I dread the day one of my children might turn around and ask why we chose to live in a place like this," says Mariam Abrahamyan.
@GabrielCSGavin
with a dispatch on the humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh.
“Things came to a head when police charged Khan under anti-terror legislation over a speech he gave in Islamabad, in which he vowed to sue police officers over the arrest and alleged torture of a close aide.”
“He’s a gem, look at the mammoth journey he’s undertaking on foot to help our country."
@astharajvanshi
reports from Rahul Gandhi's epic 150-day, 3,500 km "United India March"—and whether it can revive India's moribund Congress Party.
the first flight sending asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda takes off today.
@eloise_barry
spoke to a lawyer representing some of the migrants, and explained why this sets a dangerous global precedent
“The same people who tried to kill me are still sitting in power,” Imran Khan says.
"They are petrified that if I got back in, they would be held accountable.”
Read
@TIME
's interview with Pakistan's former leader—and his plan to return to power.
The Pope has apologized to Indigenous Canadians over the horrors of residential schools. But some say it's only a first step towards reconciliation, while others say it's "too little, too late." via
@sanya_mansoor
If all goes to plan, Paris will be the world's first major metropolis to have a swimmable river.
City officials invited TIME to see the mammoth $1.5bn effort to clean up the Seine—just in time for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
@vivwalt
with the deep-dive.
When Ursula von der Leyen took the EU's top job in Dec. 2019, no one expected a pandemic and war would dominate her agenda. For TIME,
@naina_bajekal
sat down with Europe's most powerful woman:
"Young Lebanese fans were offered an extraordinary deal: free flights, accommodations, match tickets and food, plus a small stipend, to bring some ultra culture to Qatar's World Cup games."