Category: Europe
Sexual Abuse Allegations Against Abbé Pierre Shatter His Legacy
New York Times Abbé Pierre campaigned for decades against homelessness and poverty. Revelations about his treatment of women have destroyed his image as a symbol of virtue in France. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/14/world/europe/abbe-pierre-sexual-abuse-france.html
Read MorePope Says Both Trump and Harris Are ‘Against Life’
New York Times He said American Catholic voters had to choose the “lesser of two evils” because of Donald Trump’s cruelty toward immigrants, and Kamala Harris’s support of abortion rights. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/13/world/europe/pope-us-election-abortion-immigration.html
Read MoreRead Putin’s Warning to NATO on Ukraine’s Use of Long-Range Weapons
New York Times The Russian president said Western support for Ukrainian strikes deep inside Russia would put his country and NATO “at war.” https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/13/world/europe/putin-warning-nato-missiles.html
Read MoreRussia Expels 6 U.K. Diplomats as Tensions Mount Over Missiles
New York Times Vladimir Putin said allowing Ukraine to use long-range Western weapons would mean NATO countries were “at war with Russia.” It was one of his most direct threats yet. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/13/world/europe/russia-britain-ukraine-putin-nato-weapons.html
Read MorePutin Warns Ukraine’s Use of Long-Range Weapons Would Put NATO ‘at War’ With Russia
New York Times The Russian president said that western support for Ukrainian strikes deep inside Russia would change the “nature of the conflict dramatically.” https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/13/world/europe/putin-warns-nato-at-war-ukraine.html
Read MoreWith Russia In Mind, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer Goes to Washington
New York Times U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s trip to Washington comes just after Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that the allies’ next step could mean war for NATO. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/13/world/europe/keir-starmer-biden-russia-missiles.html
Read MoreSweden Will Offer Migrants $34,000 to Go Home
New York Times The government greatly increased a grant to encourage more immigrants to return home. Critics say it sends the wrong message and, in any case, may not tempt many refugees. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/13/world/europe/sweden-immigration-reform.html
Read MoreBook Review: ‘Dear Dickhead,’ by Virginie Despentes
New York Times Virginie Despentes confronts sexual politics in an epistolary novel with a stubbornly idealistic streak. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/13/books/virginie-despentes-dear-dickhead.html
Read MoreRebecca Horn, Enigmatic Artist With Theatrical Flair, Dies at 80
New York Times Her work in sculpture, performance, film and more didn’t represent anything in particular so much as it evoked an experience. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/13/arts/rebecca-horn-dead.html
Read MoreA New Perspective on Van Gogh’s Final Flowering
New York Times A major exhibition in London focuses on the painter’s final years, finding new feelings in some of his most famous works. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/13/arts/design/van-gogh-poets-and-lovers-national-gallery-london.html
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