Europe – Page 19 – Prologue Journal

Irish Leader Plans to Call Election Later This Week

New York Times Simon Harris, Ireland’s prime minister, said Tuesday that he would dissolve parliament later this week, setting the stage for a general election by the end of the month. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/05/world/europe/irish-leader-plans-to-call-election-later-this-week.html

After Spain’s Deadly Floods, Search for the Missing Grows Desperate

New York Times A week after catastrophic floods, families are unsure if their relatives are alive under the sludge and debris. The government has still not issued a public tally of the missing. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/05/world/europe/spain-floods-missing-dead.html

UK’s Queen Camilla Cancels Royal Engagements Because of Illness

New York Times Buckingham Palace said Camilla, 77, was unwell with a chest infection and had been advised to rest. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/05/world/europe/queen-camilla-infection-uk-royal.html

How Kemi Badenoch Became Leader of the UK Conservative Party

New York Times Ms. Badenoch’s ascent is partly the result of a deliberate diversifying of the party under David Cameron in the 2000s. In her politics, she exemplifies its more recent rightward turn. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/05/world/europe/kemi-badenoch-uk-conservative-party.html

Tuesday Briefing

New York Times Here’s what you need to know. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/05/briefing/american-election-israel-documents.html

Whether Trump or Harris, Pessimism Reigns in Russia Over U.S. Election Winner

New York Times Russian officials feel disrespected by the Democrats and betrayed by Donald J. Trump, who lavished praise on President Vladimir V. Putin but made decisions the Kremlin saw as benefiting Ukraine. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/05/world/europe/russia-us-election-winner-pessimism.html

How ‘Blitz’ Recreates War-Torn London

New York Times Steve McQueen’s latest film, set in 1940 during Germany’s bombardment of the British capital, draws extensively from contemporary photos, and was shot entirely outside London. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/04/movies/blitz-london-steve-mcqueen.html

Heavy Rains Hit Spain, Still Reeling From Deadly Flooding

New York Times Emergency workers continued to search for victims of last week’s flash floods, while a national debate raged over who was to blame for the catastrophe. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/04/world/europe/spain-floods-valencia-rain.html

In Northern Gaza, Staying and Evacuation Both Carry Deadly Risks

New York Times For Gazans facing Israel’s latest offensive against Hamas in the north, every option is fraught with peril. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/04/world/europe/northern-gaza-evacuation-risks.html

Trial Over Killing of Teacher Samuel Paty Begins in France

New York Times Eight more people are facing charges over the 2020 murder of the teacher, Samuel Paty, who had displayed caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad as an illustration of free speech. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/04/world/europe/france-paty-beheading-trial.html