Category: Europe
Thursday Briefing
New York Times Here’s what you need to know. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/16/briefing/slovakia-attack-ukraine-netherlands.html
Read MoreSlovakia Has Charted Its Own Course Since the Fall of the Soviet Union
New York Times Slovakia is one of two nations born out of the former Czechoslovakia, a multiethnic nation established at the end of World War I. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/world/europe/slovakia-history.html
Read MoreSlovakia Has Charted Its Own Course Since the Fall of the Soviet Union
New York Times Slovakia is one of two nations born out of the former Czechoslovakia, a multiethnic nation established at the end of World War I. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/world/europe/slovakia-history.html
Read MoreAttempted Assassination of Slovakia’s Robert Fico Puts Europe on Edge
New York Times Prime Minister Robert Fico of Slovakia, an ally of Vladimir V. Putin and Viktor Orban, was shot multiple times on Wednesday, stoking fears that Europe’s polarized politics were tipping into violence. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/world/europe/slovakia-prime-minister-robert-fico-assassination-attempt.html
Read MoreSwiss Court Convicts Ousman Sonko, Ex-Gambian Minister, of Crimes Against Humanity
New York Times Ousman Sonko, who served under an autocratic president now in exile, was found guilty of multiple counts of intentional homicide, torture and false imprisonment against citizens of the West African country. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/world/africa/gambia-crimes-switzerland-conviction.html
Read MoreDutch Right-Wing Parties Reach Preliminary Deal to Form a Government
New York Times The agreement excludes the populist politician Geert Wilders from becoming prime minister. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/world/europe/netherlands-government-geert-wilders.html
Read MoreA France in Shock Confronts the Violence in Its Midst
New York Times The ruthless assault that freed a prisoner and set off a manhunt has turned attention to a multibillion-dollar drug trade fueling gang warfare. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/world/europe/a-france-in-shock-confronts-the-violence-in-its-midst.html
Read MoreWith Church Bells and Hashtags, the Netherlands Backs Its Eurovision Act
New York Times The details of an incident that led to the singer’s disqualification remain elusive. But many Dutch fans have already made up their minds. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/arts/music/joost-klein-eurovision.html
Read MoreWho Is Robert Fico, the Prime Minister of Slovakia?
New York Times Much of the focus on Mr. Fico’s leadership has focused on his ties to President Vladimir Putin of Russia and Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/world/europe/robert-fico-slovakia.html
Read MoreKing Charles III and a History of Polarizing Royal Portraits
New York Times Jonathan Yeo’s painting of King Charles III has prompted both admiration and bemusement, but it’s far from the first royal portrait to divide opinion. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/world/europe/king-charles-royal-portraits.html
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