Europe – Page 156 – Prologue Journal

Who Is Vadim Krasikov, the Russian Exchanged for a U.S. Reporter?

New York Times Vadim Krasikov was sentenced to life in prison in Germany for a brazen assassination in a downtown park in Berlin. Now he is free. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/world/europe/russia-krasikov-prisoner-swap.html

Turkey Aims to Cull Its Stray Dogs. Critics Say It’s About Politics.

New York Times Turkey’s new law aimed at moving millions of stray dogs to shelters, and allowing some to be euthanized, has both cultural and political implications. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/world/europe/turkey-stray-dog-law.html

Who Was Freed in the Prisoner Swap Between Russia and the West?

New York Times Here’s a list of the 24 prisoners who were exchanged on Thursday and their backgrounds. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/world/europe/russia-prisoner-swap-detainees.html

Who Was Released in the Prisoner Swap Between Russia and the West?

New York Times The prisoners released on Thursday include a Wall Street Journal reporter, an editor working for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and a former U.S. Marine who had served in Iraq. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/world/europe/russia-prisoner-swap-who-whelan-gershkovich.html

Sprouts Spotted by the Stump of the Sycamore Gap Tree

New York Times Vandals last year chopped down the famed tree, which had stood on Hadrian’s Wall in England for nearly 200 years. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/world/europe/sycamore-gap-tree-sprouts.html

How The Wall Street Journal Covered Evan Gershkovich’s Imprisonment in Russia

New York Times The Journal staged several events in his honor and set up a part of its website to call attention to the plight of the journalist during his lengthy detention in Russia. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/technology/wsj-reporter-evan-gershkovich.html

Suspect in Southport, England, Stabbings Is Named as Axel Rudakubana

New York Times A judge allowed the naming of the 17-year-old charged with three counts of murder and 10 of attempted murder, lifting Britain’s reporting restrictions on identifying children under 18 in criminal cases. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/world/europe/southport-stabbings-suspect-axel-rudakubana.html

Bank of England Cuts Interest Rates for First Time Since 2020

New York Times Policymakers lowered rates to 5 percent but warned that future rates cuts would come slowly. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/business/bank-of-england-interest-rates.html

Thursday Briefing

New York Times Fears of escalation in the Middle East. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/briefing/middle-east-biden-harris-race.html

Can Gouda’s Cheesemakers Stall a Sinking Future?

New York Times The small city where the renowned Dutch cheese is made is subsiding as sea levels rise. Experts say the industry may not survive there, even with the ingenuity of the country’s water managers. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/world/europe/netherlands-gouda-climate.html