Europe – Page 436 – Prologue Journal

Ukrainian Grain on Cargo Ship Reaches Romania

New York Times After a journey of 12 hours across waters caught up in the war, a ship carrying tons of wheat made it safely to Romanian waters, as Kyiv worked to transport grain overland, as well. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/19/world/europe/ukraine-grain-ship.html

Zelensky, at U.N., Urges World Leaders to Help Ukraine

New York Times Painting Vladimir Putin’s Russia as a nation that seeks to dominate others, President Volodymyr Zelensky cast his appeal for broad support as a matter of global security. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/19/world/europe/zelensky-ukraine-united-nations.html

An Operatic Mess at the San Carlo Theater

New York Times The San Carlo in Naples is at the center of an offstage drama in which each of two respected figures believes he is the house’s rightful leader. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/19/arts/music/opera-san-carlo-stephane-lissner-carlo-fuortes.html

‘Take the Money and Run’ Artist Must Repay Danish Museum

New York Times A court ordered Jens Haaning, who incorporates physical currency in his work, to give back about $70,000 after he sent the Kunsten Museum of Modern Art two blank canvases. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/19/arts/design/jens-haaning-take-the-money-and-run.html

What James Cameron Wants to Bring Up From the Titanic

New York Times Preservationists such as Robert D. Ballard have long clashed with salvors such as Paul-Henri Nargeolet, who died in June on the Titan submersible. Is a third way possible? https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/19/science/titanic-james-cameron-titan.html

Derren Brown Steps Offstage in His New Show

New York Times Brown is the co-director of “Unbelievable,” opening in London, but he won’t be onstage. Nor will any other professional magicians. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/19/arts/derren-brown-unbelievable.html

In Switzerland, Ex-Soldier Faces Trial Over Disappearances in Belarus

New York Times A former security services official is charged with helping to abduct three men in Minsk in 1999. He’s being tried in Switzerland under universal jurisdiction. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/19/world/europe/switzerland-belarus-trial-lukashenko.html

Russia Drone Attack in Lviv Kills 1, Ukrainian Officials Say

New York Times One of the attacks, in the western city of Lviv, far from the front line, killed one person and caused fires at warehouses, including one storing humanitarian aid, officials said. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/19/world/europe/russian-drone-strike-lviv.html

Keir Starmer Meets Emmanuel Macron, Building European Ties

New York Times Keir Starmer, the Labour Party leader, visited the French president just days after a high-profile gathering in Montreal. But efforts to improve European ties in the wake of Brexit could be fraught. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/19/world/europe/keir-starmer-paris-brexit.html

Azerbaijan Says Military Operation Underway in Nagorno-Karabakh

New York Times The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said it had begun “local anti-terrorist operations” against an Armenian enclave, raising fears of a new armed conflict. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/19/world/europe/azerbaijan-military-nagorno-karabakh.html