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#washingtonpost.com. × Attack on Iran shows Russia losing clout but perhaps reaping war dividends. Some in the Kremlin believe a prolonged U.S. war could work in Russia’s favor by boosting oil prices and diverting key weapons from Ukraine.

#washingtonpost.com. × Spanish prime minister slams Trump’s war in Iran, escalating feud. By criticizing the U.S.-led attack and refusing to bow to Trump’s threat of trade retaliation, Pedro Sánchez set himself apart from other European leaders.

#washingtonpost.com. × U.S. troops had little protection from drone strike that killed six, imagery shows. A facility in Kuwait, the site of the attack, is among 10 U.S. military outposts to have been hit by retaliatory strikes, along with French and British bases.

#washingtonpost.com. × France to expand nuclear arsenal as Europe’s trust in U.S. falters. Macron says his nation will bring European neighbors into nuclear military drills and may let them host nuclear-capable fighters planes for the first time.

#washingtonpost.com. × Wary of wider conflict, European allies stress they didn’t join Iran strikes. The attack on Iran presents Europe with a new test in already-strained ties with the U.S., as appeals for restraint clash with Trump’s assertion that force will succeed.

#washingtonpost.com. × Antonio Tejero, leader of failed 1981 coup in Spain, dies at 93. The revolt inspired fear that Francoist fascism had returned. Mr. Tejero died the same day the Spanish government declassified documents related to the coup.

#washingtonpost.com. × Europe’s aid for Ukraine hits setback on war’s fourth anniversary. Hungary’s veto over European funding could constrain Ukraine’s ability to fund its army and weaken its hand in U.S. talks with Russia over the war.

#washingtonpost.com. × Russia opens probe of Telegram chief, claiming app has been used for terrorism. Russia is intensifying efforts to push users away from foreign messaging apps and toward a domestic platform that has been criticized as a surveillance tool.

#washingtonpost.com. × As invasion enters fifth year, the children of Ukraine learn to fight back. More than 385,000 Ukrainian teenagers are enrolled in a defense course, expecting war, or threats, to go on for years. In Russia, children are learning the same skills.

#washingtonpost.com. × Former U.K. ambassador to U.S. arrested amid Epstein revelations. British police arrested Peter Mandelson on suspicion of misconduct in office, just days after the detention of former prince Andrew.

#washingtonpost.com. × As Andrew fell, Queen Elizabeth II held out hope, and Charles and William fumed. As sordid allegations engulfed Prince Andrew, Queen Elizabeth II showed a mother’s love, King Charles III a brother’s fury, and Prince William, a nephew’s dismay.

#washingtonpost.com. × After Epstein revelations, Europe vows accountability while U.S. holds back. Senior Democrats in Washington are comparing sweeping legal action across the Atlantic to the muted response in the United States.

#washingtonpost.com. × As trade envoy, Prince Andrew promoted Britain and exploited his access. For a decade, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, who was arrested on Thursday, advocated globally for U.K. trade, cooking up deals that at times made his family cringe.

#washingtonpost.com. × Ukraine protests renewed Paralympics participation by Russia, Belarus. The decision allowing Russia and Belarus to rejoin competition drew outrage in Ukraine and Europe following the disqualification last week of a Ukrainian skeleton athlete.

#washingtonpost.com. × Arrest of Andrew, brother of King Charles, shakes the House of Windsor. Unlike King Charles I, who was arrested in 1647, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor will not be executed. But his legal woes and ties to Jeffrey Epstein threaten to damage the royal family.

#washingtonpost.com. × Former prince Andrew arrested on suspicion of misconduct in office, news reports say. U.K. police announced an investigation but did not name Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, who was stripped of his titles last year over his connections to Jeffrey Epstein.

#washingtonpost.com. × Talks break in Geneva with no end to Russia’s war or hard-line demands. After two hours of talks in Geneva on Wednesday, the head of the Russian delegation, Vladimir Medinsky, said negotiations had been “difficult but businesslike.”

#washingtonpost.com. × Belgium summons U.S. ambassador over post accusing officials of antisemitism. The clash over an investigation into suspected unlicensed ritual circumcisions underscores heightened tensions between the U.S. and Europe under President Trump.

#washingtonpost.com. × U.S. and Iran resume nuclear talks amid heavy military buildup. Envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner head the U.S. team and are responsible for Russia-Ukraine talks nearby, meaning they may be shuttling quickly between venues.

#washingtonpost.com. × In Geneva, Ukraine talks face impasse as Russia holds firm on demands. High casualties and economic trouble signal time is no longer on Russia’s side, but Moscow isn’t backing off political and territorial demands to weaken Ukraine.

#washingtonpost.com. × Rubio lends hand to Hungary’s Orban as he faces tough election. “We want this country to do well,” Marco Rubio said during a visit to Budapest, “especially as long as you’re the prime minister.”

#washingtonpost.com. × Ukraine detains ex-energy minister as high-level corruption case widens. German Galushchenko’s arrest is connected to a $100 million corruption probe that has ensnared senior officials and shaken President Volodymyr Zelensky’s office.

#washingtonpost.com. × ‘Highly likely’ that rare poison killed Putin nemesis Navalny, Europeans say. Toxin from poison dart frogs probably killed Alexei Navalny in a Russian prison, five countries announced on the two-year anniversary of his death.

#washingtonpost.com. × Rubio says U.S., Europe ‘belong together,’ despite rifts over Trump policies. At the Munich Security Conference, the secretary of state stressed cultural and historical ties but also slammed European trade and border policies and the U.N.

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