Europe – Page 37 – Prologue Journal

British Pubs Are Running Out of Guinness

New York Times Guinness’s parent company has limited the amount of the beer that U.K. wholesalers and distributors can buy each week, after surging demand led to fears of shortages. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/world/europe/britain-guinness-shortages-limits.html

European Central Bank Cuts Interest Rates as the Economy Weakens

New York Times The bank has been lowering rates since June as inflation slowed, but other risks are growing, including the threat of higher tariffs promised by President-elect Donald J. Trump. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/business/european-central-bank-interest-rates.html

Russian Troops Advance to Within 3 Miles of Key Ukrainian Transit Hub

New York Times Russia is pushing toward Pokrovsk, a strategic city for Ukraine’s army with important rail and road connections, in a rapid capturing of ground in the Donetsk region. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/world/europe/russia-ukraine-war-pokrovsk.html

What I Learned From a Reclusive Taliban Commander

New York Times Mullah Osman Jawhari led one of the deadliest assaults on American forces in Afghanistan, a battle that came to symbolize the war itself. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/world/asia/lessons-learned-from-taliban-commander.html

How America Turned Allies into Enemies in Afghanistan

New York Times The United States killed it own allies, sabotaging itself in a part of Afghanistan where it never needed to be. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/world/europe/afghanistan-allies-enemies-nuristan-taliban.html

Humbled in Syria, Putin Seeks Vindication in Ukraine

New York Times An ally’s downfall has prompted calls in Russia for a definitive victory closer to home. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/world/europe/putin-syria-ukraine.html

As Europe Looks for a Leader, Italy Thrives While France and Germany Teeter

New York Times With Germany and France mired in crisis, the government of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni looks like a haven of stability, turning the continent’s usual pattern on its head. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/world/europe/europe-italy-meloni-stability.html

Thursday Briefing

New York Times The latest from Syria. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/briefing/syria-fbi-scholz-tiger.html

U.K. Bans Puberty Blockers for Teens Indefinitely

New York Times A freeze placed this year on their use to treat gender dysphoria will remain in place for young people under 18, except in clinical trials, Britain’s government said. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/world/europe/uk-bans-puberty-blockers-under-18.html

120 Miles of Russian Forest Couldn’t Keep Two Siberian Tigers Apart

New York Times Boris and Svetlaya were raised together as orphaned cubs, and then reintroduced to the wild separately. But Boris went on a trek that surprised the researchers who were monitoring him. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/science/siberian-tigers-russia.html