Europe – Page 337 – Prologue Journal

Conservatives Suffer Setback in Parliamentary Election in Britain

New York Times The results came as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak deals with a shrinking economy and discontent over a crisis gripping the country’s health system. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/15/world/europe/britain-parliament-election.html

Frank Kitson, 97, Dies; Helped Shape the Conflict in Northern Ireland

New York Times A British general whose specialty was counterinsurgency, he was accused of using unduly hard-edge tactics against Irish Republican forces during the era known as the Troubles. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/15/world/europe/frank-kitson-dead.html

Some of the British Museum’s Stolen Gems are Now on Display

New York Times The British Museum recovered more than 350 ancient artifacts that were looted from its store rooms and is putting some on show. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/15/arts/design/british-museum-stolen-gems.html

Losing Ground in the War, Ukraine Seeks New Position Around Avdiivka

New York Times As Russian forces breach a supply line and seek to encircle opposing soldiers, Ukraine’s commanders maneuver to “more advantageous positions.” https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/15/world/europe/ukraine-war-avdiivka-russia.html

Putin Says He Prefers Biden Over Trump

New York Times The Russian president, Vladimir V. Putin, called President Biden experienced and predictable. But Moscow watchers said the comments most likely had an ulterior motive. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/15/world/europe/putin-biden-trump-us-election.html

London Unveils New Names for its Overground Transit Lines

New York Times At the moment, the system’s map is a tangle of orange lines, without clear names or separate colors. That’ll change this year. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/15/world/europe/london-overground-names.html

Greece Is Set to Be First Orthodox Country to Allow Same-Sex Marriage

New York Times The country’s Parliament is expected to also extend equal parental rights to same-sex couples, including clearing the way for them to adopt children. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/15/world/europe/greece-same-sex-marriage.html

King Charles III’s Cancer Diagnosis and an Uncertain Path Forward

New York Times For Mark Landler, the London bureau chief of The Times, news of King Charles III’s recent diagnosis reflects a “milestone” in the way Buckingham Palace communicates with the public. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/15/insider/king-charles-cancer-diagnosis.html

Russia Depicts Wounded Soldiers as Heroes, or Not at All

New York Times Troops with amputated limbs or serious injuries return home to find a patchwork system of treatment and, often, efforts to keep them out of the public eye. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/15/world/europe/russia-soldiers-ukraine-war.html

Thursday Briefing

New York Times Russian advances on a space-based nuclear weapon. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/15/briefing/russia-space-nuclear-weapon-indonesia-president.html