Europe – Page 267 – Prologue Journal

A Global Lesson from Britain’s Crumbling Conservative Party

New York Times Sometimes, even as the far right rises, the center holds. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/10/world/europe/britain-uk-conservative-party.html

Russia Mounting New Border Assaults in North, Ukraine Says

New York Times Armored columns tried to punch through at several points, the military said, raising pressure on already stretched Ukrainian forces. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/10/world/europe/russia-border-assaults-north-ukraine.html

Satellite Images Reveal Where Russian Nuclear Weapons Could Be Stored in Belarus

New York Times A New York Times analysis shows security upgrades unique to Russian nuclear storage facilities, at a Cold War-era munitions depot. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/10/world/europe/russia-nuclear-weapons-belarus.html

An English Town Drops Apostrophes From Street Signs. Some Aren’t Happy.

New York Times The move has prompted some resistance, with someone writing an apostrophe on a sign for St. Mary’s Walk. “What’s next?” one North Yorkshire resident asked. “Commas?” https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/10/world/europe/north-yorkshire-apostrophe-street-signs.html

What Did P.S.G.’s Money Buy?

New York Times The club’s superstar era cost billions and upended European soccer. But as it exits the Champions League again and braces for the departure of its star Kylian Mbappé, what was it all for? https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/10/world/europe/psg-mbappe-real-madrid.html

How Pro-Palestinian Students Pushed Trinity College Dublin to Divest

New York Times A surge of attention hit Ireland’s most prestigious university over protests that involved Israel, Gaza and the famed medieval Book of Kells. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/10/world/europe/ireland-trinity-dublin-palestinian-protests-divest.html

A German Initiative to Keep Workers Employed by Retraining Them

New York Times As the industrial landscape in Germany shifts, companies have formed an alliance aimed at offering the skills and certification that workers need to find new jobs. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/10/business/germany-workers-retraining.html

Kherson Residents Rebuild and Brace for New Russian Attack

New York Times The people of the Kherson region have slowly rebuilt their homes and livelihoods since a Ukrainian counteroffensive forced out Russian troops. Now they are bracing for another Russian attack. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/10/world/europe/kherson-ukraine-russia-attack.html

The Zeyrek Cinili Hamam Is Restored in Istanbul

New York Times The Zeyrek Cinili Hamam, an early-Ottoman-era masterpiece, is restored to its original use as a public bathhouse. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/10/style/zeyrek-cinili-hamam-restored-istanbul.html

Friday Briefing

New York Times Here’s what you need to know. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/10/briefing/israel-us-relations-ukraine.html