Category: Europe
Hamas Documents Reveal Tunnel Battle Strategy
New York Times Hamas leaders spent years developing an underground warfare plan. Records from the battlefield show the group’s preparations, including blast doors to protect against Israeli bombs and soldiers. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/02/world/europe/hamas-tunnels-war-documents.html
Read MoreFrance Confronts Horror of Rape and Drugging Case as 51 Men Go on Trial
New York Times A man is accused of drugging his wife and then inviting dozens of men to rape her over almost a decade. The questions raised by the case have unsettled the country. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/02/world/europe/france-husband-rape-drug-trial-mazan.html
Read MoreHamas Documents Reveal Tunnel Battle Strategy
New York Times Hamas leaders spent years developing an underground warfare plan. Records from the battlefield show the group’s preparations, including blast doors to protect against Israeli bombs and soldiers. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/02/world/europe/moving-in-the-dark-hamas-documents-show-tunnel-battle-strategy.html
Read MoreA Frenzied Summer Leads to a Tourism Backlash in Europe
New York Times Overwhelmed destinations made high-season visitors the targets of a major tourism backlash. Heat waves and fires only added to the pressure. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/02/travel/europe-tourism-backlash.html
Read MoreIn a Kyiv Classroom, Cries for Help From Children Scarred by War
New York Times “They are like a bleeding wound, and no one sees it,” a schoolteacher said of her pupils, many of whom have fled frontline areas or lost family members in the fighting. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/02/world/europe/ukraine-school-children-war.html
Read MoreRussia Hits Ukraine With Wave of Strikes as School Year Opens
New York Times The attack, the third large-scale bombardment in a week, coincided with intense fighting in eastern Ukraine and Russia. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/02/world/europe/russia-ukraine-strikes.html
Read MoreMonday Briefing
New York Times Anger and grief in Israel. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/02/briefing/israel-protests-germany-elections-trump-harris.html
Read MoreTakeaways From East Germany’s State Elections
New York Times The far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD, had a very successful night in two states, despite its state chapters’ classification as “extremist” by German domestic intelligence. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/02/world/europe/east-germany-elections-afd.html
Read MoreFrance Confronts Horror of Rape and Drugging Case as 51 Men Go on Trial
New York Times A man is accused of drugging his wife and then inviting dozens of men to rape her over almost a decade. The questions raised by the case have unsettled the country. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/02/world/europe/france-husband-rape-drug-trial.html
Read MoreEast Germans Lean Toward Extremes in State Elections
New York Times The Alternative for Germany party was on course to win in Thuringia, according to projections, in what was seen as a worrying sign of the health of German democracy. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/01/world/europe/east-german-state-elections-saxony-thuringia.html
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