Category: Europe
Death Toll in Dagestan Attack Rises, Officials Say
New York Times The attack in Dagestan targeted synagogues and Orthodox churches. Russian investigators called it an act of terrorism, but it was not immediately clear who was responsible. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/24/world/europe/russia-attack-dagestan.html
Read MoreAn Island-to-Island Yacht Cruise in Croatia
New York Times A 30-percent-off Black Friday sale on a cruise aboard a yacht meant off-season sailing and being prepared for the unexpected. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/24/travel/croatia-sailing-budget-travel.html
Read MoreMonday Briefing
New York Times Benjamin Netanyahu said the intensive phase of Israel’s war with Hamas “is about to end.” https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/24/briefing/israel-gaza-new-phase.html
Read MoreGunmen Kill at Least 6 at Synagogue and Churches in Russian Republic
New York Times Gunmen killed at least a half-dozen police officers and a priest in Dagestan in what appeared to be coordinated attacks, local officials said. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/23/world/europe/russia-attack-dagestan.html
Read MoreUkraine Urges West to Allow Use of Weapons to Hit Russian Air Bases
New York Times After bombs again rained on Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-biggest city, President Volodymyr Zelensky asked Western partners to permit the use of their weapons against air bases inside Russia. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/23/world/europe/ukraine-war-zelensky-us-weapons.html
Read MoreIn Germany, a Tournament Runs Smoothly, but the Trains Do Not
New York Times Sweltering train cars, frequent delays and regular cancellations: At the Euro 2024 men’s soccer tournament, Germany’s faltering rail system emerges as a tough opponent. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/23/world/europe/germany-trains-euro-2024.html
Read MoreAn Odd Rock in a Box Gets Linked to a Shooting Star That Fell 54 Years Ago
New York Times An Austrian forest ranger picked up the rock in 1976. Decades later, scientists discovered the object’s origin story while digging through old photos. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/23/science/meteorite-austria-ischgl.html
Read MoreThe Nation Resurgent, and Borders, Too
New York Times In France, as in the United States, feelings harden against immigrants, and President Emmanuel Macron and President Biden take note. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/23/world/europe/the-nation-resurgent-and-borders-too.html
Read MoreThe Man Softening the Ground for an Extremist Germany
New York Times Björn Höcke has done more than take the far right into the mainstream. He is tilting the mainstream toward the far right. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/23/world/europe/germany-extremism-hocke-afd-nazi.html
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