Europe – Page 41 – Prologue Journal

She Was Faulted in Her Divorce for Refusing Sex. A European Court Disagreed.

New York Times A French court had ruled that a woman had violated her marital duties by not having sex with her husband. The European Court of Human Rights condemned that decision. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/world/europe/france-woman-divorce-europe-court.html

Italy Arrested a Libyan Wanted for Crimes Against Humanity. Then It Sent Him Home.

New York Times The government attributed the release to procedural reasons. But critics say it is because Italy depends on Libya to stem the flow of migrants from Africa. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/world/europe/italy-libya-migrants-international-criminal-court.html

Ukraine Sends Volley of Drones at Russia, Hitting Oil Refinery

New York Times Videos showed fireballs over a facility in Ryazan, 110 miles southeast of Moscow. Kyiv is seeking to disrupt Russian military logistics and put pressure on the country’s economy by striking its oil industry. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/world/europe/ukraine-russia-oil-drone.html

Did Ukraine Kill Its Own by Downing a Russian Plane? A Year Later, It Hasn’t Said.

New York Times Russia says Ukraine shot down a military transport carrying 65 captured Ukrainians. Ukraine has not confirmed its role, identified the bodies it received, or said how it happened. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/world/europe/ukraine-russia-belgorod-plane-pows.html

French Crypto Entrepreneur and Wife Are Freed After Kidnapping

New York Times David Balland, a founder of Ledger, a prominent cryptocurrency company, and his wife were freed after a 48-hour police search. Ten people have been arrested. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/world/europe/france-crypto-kidnapping.html

Bertrand Blier, Acclaimed Director of Sexually Blunt Films, Dies at 85

New York Times A much-decorated French filmmaker, he divided audiences and critics with explorations, often darkly comic but brutal, of misogyny and the male sexual imagination. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/movies/bertrand-blier-dead.html

I.C.C. Prosecutor Seeks Arrest of Taliban Leader for Persecuting Afghan Women and Girls

New York Times Karim Khan said that a crime against humanity was being committed by top officials against “Afghan women and girls, as well as the LGBTQI+ community.” https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/world/europe/icc-afghanistan-leader-women.html

Amanda Knox Slander Conviction Is Upheld by Italy’s Highest Court

New York Times An American who was convicted and later acquitted of the 2007 murder of her British housemate, Ms. Knox was found guilty of falsely accusing someone else of the crime. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/world/europe/amanda-knox-slander-upheld.html

What Prince Harry’s Settlement Means for Him and Britain’s Royal Family

New York Times Harry won an apology and damages from Rupert Murdoch’s U.K. tabloids. Could the lawsuit’s end also help heal the rift with his brother, William, and his father, King Charles III? https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/world/europe/prince-harry-murdoch-trial-royals.html

Trump Is Leading a Global Surge to the Right

New York Times But not all of the leading conservative populist parties in the world are the same — in rhetoric or on policy. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/23/world/europe/trump-europe-right-immigration-ukraine.html