It was the world's most famous houseplant that has sat on the mantel on the Oval Office since the JFK administration. But ...

The Swedish ivy in the Oval Office — a fixture since at least the 1970s — was replaced with gold objects after Donald Trump ...

Friedrich Merz passed a major test as the outgoing parliament voted 513-207 in its final meeting to approve the plans.

Germany's outgoing parliament on Tuesday passed a massive increase in government borrowing, including a sweeping change to ...

Germany's would-be next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, won lawmakers' approval to loosen strict debt rules for higher defense ...

With its radical buildings by Eliel Saarinen and Alvar Aalto, the Finnish capital is one of Europe’s most fascinating, if ...

On March 7, the Consulate General of Sweden in New York City held a gathering in honor of International Women’s Day and the 80th book birthday of the strongest girl in the world: Pippi Longstocking.

Mattias J. Skoglund’s second feature ekes chills from the low-key, matter-of-fact treatment in its story of an elderly mother ...

After the Washington Post ran a front-page photo of President Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu sitting in front of the Oval Office fireplace on February 4, careful reader Thomas M. Sneeringer fired off a ...

Kanelbullar (cinnamon rolls), semla (cardamom-spiced buns filled with almond paste and whipped cream), and pepparkakor (thin, ...

The Red Barn Studio Museum preserves the workspace of Lester Raymer, a local artist whose creative recycling of materials resulted in whimsical, thoughtful pieces that embody the prairie spirit of ...

As Europe prepares for a world without American military aid, the E.U. plans to invest €800 billion on defense.