Category: Europe
Chasing Jack the Ripper Through the Streets of Modern London
New York Times Tours devoted to the Victorian-era serial killer are thriving, even if the area they explore looks decidedly modern. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/19/world/europe/jack-the-ripper-tours-london.html
Read MoreRussia Detains a U.S. Journalist, Alsu Kurmasheva
New York Times Alsu Kurmasheva, who holds dual U.S.-Russian citizenship and works in Prague, was charged with failing to register as a foreign agent after going to Russia for family reasons. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/19/world/europe/russia-journalist-detain-alsu-kurmasheva.html
Read MoreThursday Briefing
New York Times President Biden’s wartime visit to Israel. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/19/briefing/biden-israel-republicans-xi-jinping.html
Read MoreUkraine’s Economy Starts to Rebound as It Adapts to War
New York Times Economists predict a return to growth, but many challenges lie ahead, including the rebuilding of war-torn cities and labor shortages. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/19/business/ukraine-economy-war.html
Read MoreBritish Museum Announces Plan to Stop Thefts
New York Times The museum will overhaul its record keeping, but its leaders said that millions of items still would not be individually documented. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/18/arts/design/british-museum-collection.html
Read MoreMarie NDiaye Raises Questions She Has No Intention of Answering
New York Times She published her first book at 17 and has since become one of France’s best-known novelists. NDiaye is not interested in easy — and she expects her readers to work, too. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/18/books/booksupdate/marie-ndiaye-vengenance-is-mine.html
Read MoreScotland Braces For Heavy Rain and Winds From Storm Babet
New York Times Britain’s weather agency issued its highest alert for parts of Scotland, warning that as much as a month’s worth of rain is expected to fall between Thursday and Friday. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/18/world/europe/storm-babet-uk-weather-scotland.html
Read MoreNew Global Divisions on View as Biden Goes to Israel and Putin to China
New York Times Washington’s strong support for Israel against Hamas is contrasted with Russian and Chinese efforts to align with the Palestinian struggle. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/18/world/europe/biden-israel-putin-china.html
Read More‘All the Light We Cannot See’ Casts Blind Actresses
New York Times In a new Netflix mini-series, the two actresses playing the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel’s protagonist, are blind, just like the character. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/18/arts/television/all-the-light-we-cannot-see-adaptation.html
Read MoreWednesday Briefing
New York Times Hundreds of people have died in an explosion at a hospital in Gaza. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/18/briefing/gaza-hospital-blast-biden.html
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