Category: Europe
Liam Payne Remembered by Charlie Puth, the Backstreet Boys and Other Musicians
New York Times Hours after news broke that Payne had fallen from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, his fans and collaborators shared their shock and grief. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/17/arts/music/liam-payne-one-direction-death-reactions.html
Read MoreThursday Briefing
New York Times A heated interview with Fox News. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/17/briefing/harris-trump-fox-israel-lebanon.html
Read MoreMoscow Roils a Country on the Edge of Europe and Russia
New York Times Russia is behind a disinformation campaign in Moldova ahead of a presidential election and a referendum making E.U. membership a “strategic objective,” Moldovan officials and global media companies say. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/17/world/europe/moldova-russia-european-union-election.html
Read MoreLeif Segerstam, Provocative Finnish Conductor and Composer, Dies at 80
New York Times He led his country’s principal orchestras and major orchestras elsewhere in Europe. He also mystified his countrymen with an unstoppable flow of symphonies. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/16/arts/music/leif-segerstam-dead.html
Read MoreCriminal Network Cashed In on Fake French Wine, the Europol Said
New York Times A criminal network was accused of selling bottles of fake French wine for as much as 15,000 euros. It’s the latest in a growing criminal trend: wine fraud. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/16/world/europe/wine-fraud-france-italy.html
Read MoreItaly Passes Law Banning People From Seeking Surrogacy Abroad
New York Times The new law was pushed by the party of Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s conservative prime minister. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/16/world/europe/italy-surrogacy-law.html
Read MoreAppointment of Thomas Tuchel, a German, Is Met With Pushback From England Soccer Fans
New York Times The appointment of Thomas Tuchel to coach the England men’s national soccer team has provoked, well, some strong feelings. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/16/world/europe/thomas-tuchel-england-soccer-reaction.html
Read MoreZelensky Pitches ‘Victory Plan’ in Ukraine’s Parliament
New York Times The proposal would rely heavily on increased Western assistance. So far, it has drawn a lukewarm response from Ukraine’s allies. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/16/world/europe/zelensky-ukraine-victory-plan-russia.html
Read MoreWednesday Briefing
New York Times A warning from the U.S. to Israel. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/16/briefing/israel-gaza-aid-trump-putin-canada.html
Read MoreExhibition Recreating Anne Frank’s Secret Annex to Open in New York
New York Times For the first time, the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam will replicate the cramped rooms where Frank and her family spent two years hiding to evade Nazi capture. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/16/arts/design/anne-frank-the-exhibition-annex-new-york.html
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