Europe – Page 138 – Prologue Journal

Andy Kim, Who Cleaned the Capitol After Jan. 6, Will Address the Convention

New York Times The likely next senator from New Jersey said he would deliver a message about the importance of service and participation to safeguard democracy. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/21/world/europe/andy-kim-new-jersey-dnc.html

Divers Find 2 Bodies From Yacht That Sank Off Sicily

New York Times The discovery came after the vessel sank this week in what some witnesses described as a waterspout, or a small tornado, during a violent downpour. No names were immediately released. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/21/world/europe/sicily-yacht-bayesian-bodies-found.html

Russia Said It Repelled a Large Ukrainian Drone Attack as Offensive Advances

New York Times The attack came as Kyiv presses on with a cross-border offensive into western Russia that has rattled the Kremlin. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/21/world/europe/ukraine-russia-drone-attack-moscow.html

Gunman Kills 3 People at School in Bosnia

New York Times The attacker, a school employee, used a “military weapon, an automatic rifle” before then attempting to kill himself, a police spokesman said. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/21/world/europe/bosnia-school-shooting.html

Russia Said It Repelled a Large Ukrainian Drone Attack on Moscow

Cycling the Western Balkans: A Wild, Yet Welcoming, Mountain Tour

New York Times High temperatures and higher mountains were no match for our author and her companion as they biked the Tran Dinarica, a new cycling route that winds through eight countries in the remote Dinaric Alps. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/21/travel/cycling-balkans-trans-dinarica.html

I Kept Failing to Learn French. This Is What Finally Worked.

New York Times Doing exercises in a book was très terrible. A friend suggested something more radical. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/21/magazine/learn-french.html

They Spouted Hate Online. Then They Were Arrested.

New York Times As hundreds of people appear in court for their role in recent anti-immigrant riots in Britain, several are accused of fueling disorder through online posts, raising questions about the limits of free speech. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/21/world/europe/britain-riots-speech.html

‘Keyboard Warriors’ Who Stoked UK Riots Test the Limits of Free Speech

Wednesday Briefing

New York Times The second night of the Democratic National Convention. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/21/briefing/dnc-harris-ukraine-gaza.html