Given no warning and trapped by fast-rising waters, 12 disabled residents of a care home drowned before aid could arrive, shaking Germans everywhere.
Author: STEVEN ERLANGER
Flood Damage in Germany Leaves Village With No Power, Running Water
The riverbanks were scenes of devastation, with crushed cars and thick tree stumps, while many of the cobbled streets were covered with mud and debris.
In Belgium, Liège Residents Return as Meuse River Seems to Recede
“Of course not everyone can go back, because many homes have been destroyed,” a spokesman for the mayor of Liège said.
Europe Rolls Out Ambitious Climate Change Plan, but Obstacles Loom
The proposal would impose tariffs on some imports from countries with looser environmental rules. It would also mean the end of sales in the European Union of new gas- and diesel-powered cars in just 14 years.
A Culture War Between Hungary and Europe Escalates Over L.G.B.T. Bill
E.U. leaders say that they will do all they can to thwart a proposed new law in Hungary that would, they say, equate homosexuality with pedophilia.
Belarus Faces Expanded E.U. and U.S. Sanctions, Targeting Economy
In a new effort to punish the Lukashenko government for repression, Western countries jointly focused on industries crucial to the country, including potash and finance.
Biden, ahead of meeting, says he isn’t seeking conflict with Putin.
NATO will confront the problem of China for the first time, but some countries fear that resources will be diverted from the real challenge — Russia.
Many European leaders still see Russia as the principal concern.
NATO will confront the problem of China for the first time, but some countries fear that resources will be diverted from the real challenge — Russia.