Starbucks has announced it will open its first location in Italy in this historic post office building in downtown Milan. Starbucks hide caption
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Steve Pound, MP, pictured at the Rehab Parliamentary Pancake Race 2017. Pancake races are a Shrove Tuesday tradition in England dating back centuries. Oliver Dixon / Imagewise hide caption
President Hollande reacts to the sound of a gunshot during his speech at the opening of a speed line train in France. Elysee/Screenshot by NPR hide caption
Vegetables were rationed at supermarkets in the U.K. due to poor weather conditions in Europe. Here, lettuce, broccoli and zucchini were rationed at a Tesco store in London. Victoria Jones/PA Images via Getty Images hide caption
Emmanuel Macron has a photo taken with fans in the southern town of Carpentras, where he campaigned earlier this month. Macron has bucked the two-party system to run as an independent. Eleanor Beardsley/NPR hide caption
Political Outsider Emmanuel Macron Campaigns To 'Make France Daring Again'
From field to bakery, a loaf of bread packs a measurable environmental punch. Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images hide caption
What's The Environmental Footprint Of A Loaf Of Bread? Now We Know
For Barrow Street Theatre, pie shells are baked and filled with the chicken and vegetables, cooked in a little white truffle butter, then sprinkled with truffle zest. Joan Marcus hide caption
'The Americans' Showrunners On Writing Cold War-Era Drama Amid New Russian Relations
Ada Colau, center, celebrates after her election as Barcelona's mayor in 2015. Emilio Morenatti/AP hide caption
For Barcelona Activist Turned Mayor, The Anti-Corruption Goals Stay The Same
Scaffolding surrounds a section of the Houses of Parliament in London in September 2016. Frank Augstein/AP hide caption
For Britain's Crumbling Parliament, Renovation Will Be Costly And Take Years
The "Obama 2017" campaign is attempting to "persuade" the former U.S. president to run for office again — in France. Courtesy of Obama 2017 hide caption
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu (far right) attend a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow on Thursday. Shoigu announced the use of 162 Russian weapons in Syria on the eve of the Defenders of the Fatherland national holiday, celebrated in Russia on Thursday in honor of the nation's military. Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP hide caption
Russian Defense Minister Says His Military Has Tested 162 Weapons In Syria
Cressida Dick, who worked for Scotland Yard for 31 years before leaving to work for Britain's Foreign Office, has been named the new commissioner of London's Metropolitan Police Service, the first woman to lead Scotland Yard in its 188-year history. Charlotte Ball/AP hide caption
The Pompidou Center, whose provocative design horrified critics 40 years ago in Paris, is now a beloved destination for French and foreign visitors. Guilhem Vellut/Flickr hide caption