Europe – Page 127 – Prologue Journal

Friday Briefing

New York Times Biden stumbled in the first 2024 debate. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/28/briefing/trump-biden-debate-france-election.html

Why Britain’s Murky Election Betting Scandal Is Causing Outrage

New York Times The embattled Conservative Party is embroiled in investigations over whether some of its own staff members used insider knowledge to bet on the timing of the general election. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/28/world/europe/uk-election-betting-scandal.html

These Are the Officials Selected for the Top E.U. Jobs

New York Times Europe will need to navigate turmoil at home and a potential Trump presidency abroad. These people were picked to steer its institutions for the next five years. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/27/world/europe/eu-top-officials-selected.html

AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile Users Hit by Service Outage in Europe

New York Times The disruption affected mostly visitors with AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon service, cutting them off data networks across the continent for 24 hours or more. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/27/travel/att-t-mobile-verizon-international-outage.html

ISS Astronauts Take Shelter After Russian Satellite Breaks Up In Space

New York Times The cause of the incident, which added to a growing amount of dangerous space junk in low Earth orbit, remains unknown. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/27/science/russian-satellite-debris-iss.html

How a Tiny Circle of Advisers Helped Prod Macron to Call France’s Snap Election

New York Times President Emmanuel Macron’s governing style has always been intensely top-down. But with far-right nationalists in France closing in on power, some believe he may have gone too far this time. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/27/world/europe/france-macron-snap-election-decision.html

Amsterdam Museum to Return a Matisse Work Sold Under Duress in World War II

New York Times The painting, “Odalisque,” was sold to the Stedelijk Museum in the early 1940s by a German-Jewish family desperate to escape the Nazis. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/27/arts/stedelijk-museum-matisse-odalisque-restitution.html

Julian Assange’s Polarizing Legacy: From Hacker to Hunted Figure

New York Times The co-founder of WikiLeaks was a heroic crusader for truth to many people for publishing government secrets. To others, he was a reckless leaker endangering lives. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/27/world/europe/julian-assange-wikileaks-legacy.html

Margot Friedländer, 102-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor, Gets a Vogue Cover

New York Times Vogue Germany’s latest cover star, 102-year-old Margot Friedländer, is a meaningful subject, said Anna Wintour. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/27/style/vogue-germany-margot-friedlander-holocaust.html

Thursday Briefing

New York Times Evan Gershkovich’s trial began in Russia. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/27/briefing/evan-gershkovich-trial-russia.html