Category: Europe
Far Right May Rise as Kingmaker in Spanish Election
New York Times A messier political landscape has lent leverage to the extremes, leaving a hard-right party poised to share power for the first time since Franco. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/22/world/europe/spains-election-extremes.html
Read MoreAs Tensions Rise, Zelensky and Erdogan Discuss Collapsed Grain Deal
New York Times The Turkish leader has been a key mediator between Russia and Ukraine since the full-scale invasion began last February. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/22/world/europe/russia-ukraine-war-grain-deal.html
Read MoreIn Belarus, the Protests Were Three Years Ago. The Crackdown Is Never-Ending.
New York Times Aleksandr G. Lukashenko brutally repressed those who opposed his claim of re-election as president. The crackdown on dissent has only deepened since. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/22/world/europe/belarus-lukashenko-repression.html
Read MoreRussia Batters Ukraine’s Ability to Export Grain in Black Sea Confrontation
New York Times Russia held exercises demonstrating its power to sink ships and stop those that try to run its blockade. For Ukrainian food exports to resume, Moscow said, a list of demands must be met. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/21/world/europe/ukraine-russia-grain-shipping.html
Read MoreRussia Raises Interest Rates, Trying to Cool Wartime Economy
New York Times With the ruble weakening and the government spending ever more money on the war in Ukraine, Moscow took unexpectedly sharp action to curb inflation. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/21/world/europe/russia-interest-rate-inflation.html
Read MoreOverlooked No More: Lily Parr, Dominant British Soccer Player
New York Times She persevered at a time when women were effectively banned from the sport, and was the first woman inducted into England’s National Football Hall of Fame. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/21/obituaries/lily-parr-overlooked.html
Read MoreFour Charged in Gold Coin Theft From German Museum
New York Times The arrests came about eight months after thieves cut fiber optic cables, broke into a museum in Bavaria and stole 483 ancient gold coins, the police said. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/21/world/europe/bavaria-gold-coins-suspects-arrested.html
Read MoreRussia Ending Ukraine Grain Deal Could Upend Food Security in Africa
New York Times Somalia, Ethiopia and others in the Horn of Africa could be hit the hardest, a leader of an aid group said. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/21/world/europe/grain-deal-africa-russia-ukraine.html
Read More4 Takeaways From Britain’s By-Elections
New York Times Among the takeaways from the vote, which saw two losses for Conservatives but also one win, was that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is down but not out. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/21/world/europe/uk-britain-by-elections-takeaways.html
Read MoreThe Grenfell Tower Fire, Now Onstage at the National Theater
New York Times Six years after 72 people died in a fire at a London high rise, artistic projects, including a verbatim play, have been made about the blaze. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/21/theater/grenfell-fire-national-theater.html
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