Europe – Page 32 – Prologue Journal

A Timeline of Dominique Pelicot’s Rape Trial in France

New York Times The trial of Dominique Pelicot for raping and drugging his wife, Gisèle, is about to reach a verdict. Here’s how the events unfolded. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/19/world/europe/dominique-pelicot-france-rape-trial.html

Google Street View Captures a Man Loading a Bag Into a Trunk. Arrests Follow.

New York Times The image, from northern Spain, showed a man with a white bag in the trunk of a car. The National Police said it helped them solve a missing-person case. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/world/europe/google-maps-spain-arrests.html

U.K. Court Rules Police Can Seize £2 Million From Andrew Tate

New York Times The online influencer has bragged about refusing to pay taxes. A London court found that he and his brother had not paid taxes on more than £21 million in business revenue. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/world/europe/uk-andrew-tate-taxes.html

Killing of Russian General Sends a Message, but Doesn’t Change the War for Ukraine

New York Times Ukraine’s forces are steadily losing ground on the battlefield. The assassination of a top general in Moscow won’t improve their war effort, analysts and Western officials say. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/world/europe/russia-kirillov-ukraine-general.html

Who Is Dominique Pelicot, the Man at the Center of France’s Mass Rape Trial?

New York Times For over three months, judges and lawyers have tried to grasp the true nature of the man who said he had invited dozens of strangers to join him in raping his drugged wife. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/world/europe/france-dominique-pelicot-rape-trial.html

Zelensky to Meet With E.U. Leaders to Discuss Ukraine’s Future

New York Times As Donald J. Trump prepares to take office in the United States, President Volodymyr Zelensky will attend a dinner hosted by the NATO chief to plot the path forward in the war with Russia. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/world/europe/zelensky-eu-ukraine.html

In Syria, First Domestic Flight Since Assad’s Overthrow Lands in Aleppo

New York Times A Syrian Air flight from Damascus landed in Aleppo on Wednesday, as the transitional government tries to demonstrate its ability to run the war-shattered country. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/world/europe/syria-flight-damascus-aleppo-rebels.html

Who Is Friedrich Merz of Germany?

New York Times If polls are correct, Olaf Scholz’s successor could be Friedrich Merz, 69, leader of the Christian Democratic Union. He is offering to get the German economic engine humming again. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/world/europe/germany-friedrich-merz-chancellor.html

The Once Booming Drug Town Going Bust Under Taliban Rule

New York Times Funding its war against the United States, the Taliban reaped millions from boom towns trading opium, heroin and meth. Victorious, the group crushed the trade, leaving ghost towns in its wake. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/world/asia/afghanistan-opium-heroin-taliban.html

Suspect in Russian General’s Killing Detained Outside of Moscow

New York Times The suspect, a 29-year-old citizen of Uzbekistan, confessed to planting the bomb that killed Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov in Moscow, a spokeswoman for Russian prosecutors said. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/world/europe/russia-general-killing-suspect-uzbekistan.html