Europe – Page 5 – Prologue Journal

Pope Francis Will Miss Mass on Sunday Because of Poor Health

New York Times The Vatican said the pontiff, who is in the hospital with a “respiratory tract infection,” was resting and had eaten breakfast and read newspapers “as he usually does.” https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/world/europe/pope-francis-health.html

When a Journey Home to Israeli-Occupied Lebanon Becomes Deadly

New York Times Thousands uprooted by the war in Lebanon have been unable to reach southern towns occupied by Israel, but some have tried anyway. For one man, the journey was deadly. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/world/europe/israel-lebanon-hezbollah-displaced.html

London’s Most Despised Thoroughfare Is Actually Kind of Great

New York Times Euston road hosts the site of the longest Champagne bar in Europe, five Pret-a-Mangers and a phenomenal E.R. that I recommend to anyone considering breaking a bone. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/magazine/euston-road-london.html

Europe, Dazed by Trump, Confronts Hard Choices in Ukraine

New York Times Faced with undisguised hostility from the Trump administration, Europeans are preparing for what is shaping up to be a go-it-alone era. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/world/europe/trump-europe-ukraine.html

U.S., Russia Talks in Saudi Arabia Set to Go Beyond Ukraine

New York Times The two sides are meeting in Saudi Arabia for their most extensive discussions in years. In addition to Ukraine, business ties are on the table. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/world/europe/us-russia-saudi-ukraine.html

Tuesday Briefing

New York Times Talks about Ukraine’s future. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/briefing/ukraine-talks-west-bank.html

In ‘The Years,’ an Abortion Scene Is Causing Audience Members to Pass Out

New York Times “The Years,” running in London, dramatizes a woman’s life from teenage thrills to later-life sex. One intense scene is causing audience members to pass out. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/theater/the-years-play-abortion-scene-garai.html

Russia Frees American Prisoner Before Talks With U.S.

New York Times The release of Kalob Byers Wayne, who was arrested on drug charges on Feb. 7, came on the eve of talks about the war in Ukraine. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/us/politics/russia-american-prisoner-released.html

Watching ‘Shoah’ in Berlin, 80 Years After Auschwitz

New York Times A commemorative screening of the monumental documentary came as some artists are questioning whether Germany’s Holocaust remembrance culture stifles free speech. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/17/movies/shoah-berlin-film-festival-claude-lanzmann.html

The Land Ukraine Could Be Forced to Give Up to End the War

New York Times President Trump has promised to bring a quick end to the war in Ukraine, suggesting that Russia could keep at least some of the Ukrainian territory it had captured. Andrew Kramer, the New York Times bureau chief in Kyiv, explains how this would leave Ukraine divided in two: one side with its…