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French Prime Minister Signals He Will Revisit Unpopular Retirement Law

New York Times His government on shaky ground, Prime Minister François Bayrou offered to reopen debate on the measure, which raised the retirement age in an effort to stabilize the country’s finances. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/14/world/europe/france-prime-minister-bayrou-retirement-age.html

Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, Confirms She Is in Remission from Cancer

New York Times In an Instagram post on Tuesday, she wrote: “It is a relief to now be in remission and I remain focused on recovery.” https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/14/world/europe/kate-middleton-cancer-remission.html

Tulip Siddiq, U.K. Anticorruption Minister, Resigns

New York Times Tulip Siddiq, the niece of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh, had been named in an embezzlement investigation in the Asian country. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/14/world/europe/britain-tulip-siddiq-resigns.html

For These Teenagers in Ukraine, Hope Arrived at the Stage Door

New York Times The students in a summer acting course performed a play set in America, called, “It’s okay!” And it gave them hope that their lives would be OK, too. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/14/world/europe/ukraine-russia-teenagers.html

Soaring Bond Yields Put U.K. Government’s Economic Plan at Risk

New York Times Investors are demanding sharply higher yields on government bonds, threatening to upend the Labour Party’s plans to reinvigorate a stagnant British economy. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/14/business/bonds-gilt-yield-britain-economy.html

Ukraine Launches ‘Massive’ Drone Attacks Inside Russia, Officials Say

New York Times The barrage appeared to be one of the largest recent assaults in Ukraine’s campaign to damage Russia’s war machine on its home territory. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/14/world/europe/ukraine-russia-massive-drone-strikes.html

Tuesday Briefing

New York Times Here’s what you need to know. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/14/briefing/los-angeles-fires-ukraine.html

A Neo-Nazi Helped Incite U.K. Riots. Elon Musk Criticized His Sentencing.

New York Times Andrew McIntyre, a British extremist who played a key role in fomenting last summer’s unrest, was sentenced last week to seven years in jail. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/14/world/europe/neo-nazi-uk-riots-elon-musk.html

The British Public Dislikes Elon Musk. He Can Still Sway Politics.

New York Times His influence is partly the result of a very online political establishment, and partly thanks to a right-leaning media that is hostile to Keir Starmer’s Labour government. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/14/world/europe/elon-musk-uk-starmer-grooming-gangs.html

Pope Francis’ Autobiography, Long in the Making, Arrives in Bookstores

New York Times The book, to be published on Tuesday, adds details to what is known about the pope’s childhood but falls short when it comes to his later years. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/world/europe/pope-francis-autobiography.html