France’s Far Right Has 2 Leaders. They Don’t Always Have One Voice. NYT | Top Stories Mark Landler 29 May 2026 at 17:01 Marine Le Pen and her protégé, Jordan Bardella, lead presidential polls. They are united on curbing immigration but split recently on economic policy. © Sameer Al-Doumy/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesJordan Bardella and Marine Le Pen at a National Rally event in March. Spotting daylight between them has become a preoccupation for French journalists and analysts.
Hungary Showed How to Defeat an Autocrat NYT | Top Stories M. Gessen and Máté Bartha 29 May 2026 at 23:53 Eleven lessons America must learn © Máté Bartha for The New York Times
Hungary Showed How to Defeat an Autocrat NYT | Opinion M. Gessen and Máté Bartha 29 May 2026 at 23:53 Eleven lessons America must learn
The Ghosts of France’s Slave Trade Will Be Silenced No More NYT | Opinion Andrew S. Curran 25 May 2026 at 13:00 Three centuries late and not a moment too soon.
In Hungary, Voters Exposed the Limits of China’s Ties to Orban NYT | China Andrew Higgins and Lili Rutai 7 May 2026 at 17:14 Beijing depended on Hungary’s outgoing leader, Viktor Orban, to gain a toehold in Europe. A giant battery factory proved a step too far.