Category: Europe
Another Casualty in Ukraine: Teenage Years
New York Times In a battered Ukrainian city, the war has stolen the normal experiences of teenage life. The youths mostly use humor to deal with the ferocity of the fighting around them. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/18/world/europe/ukraine-teenagers-war.html
Read MoreA Centuries-Old Mystery: Did This Elusive Viking City Exist?
New York Times Was a “medieval New York” called Jomsborg a literary fantasy or a historical reality? New archaeological discoveries may provide a clue. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/18/world/europe/poland-vikings-wolin-jomsborg.html
Read MoreYour Thursday Briefing
New York Times Rising global temperatures. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/18/briefing/climate-heating-bakhmut-origins.html
Read More‘Digital Twin’ of the Titanic Shows the Shipwreck in Stunning Detail
New York Times Researchers hope new 3-D images will provide clues about what happened to the ocean liner when it sank on its maiden voyage in 1912. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/17/science/titanic-shipwreck-3d-images.html
Read MoreUkraine’s Allies Wrangle Over Sending F-16 Fighter Jets
New York Times The United States is resisting a European push for the powerful fighters. But will it relent, as it did before with tanks, rocket launchers and air defense missiles? https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/17/world/europe/ukraine-f-16-biden-netherlands-britain.html
Read MoreFrench Resistance Fighter Goes Public About Execution of German P.O.W.s
New York Times Forty-seven soldiers were shot dead and secretly buried shortly after D-Day, a veteran says. The story was hidden for decades. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/17/world/europe/french-resistance-execution-german-pow.html
Read MoreUkraine and Russia Renew a Deal to Allow Ukraine to Ship Grain
New York Times Russia last year blocked exports of Ukrainian grain across the Black Sea, a vital part of the global food supply, but they resumed last summer under a fragile pact. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/17/world/europe/ukraine-russia-grain-black-sea.html
Read MoreTrounced, Conservatives Feel Voters’ Wrath in English Heartlands
New York Times Defections in the once solidly Conservative southern “blue wall” drove large losses in recent municipal elections. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/17/world/europe/tories-england-blue-wall-elections.html
Read MoreHarry and Meghan Say They Were in Car Chase Involving Paparazzi
New York Times After attending an event in New York on Tuesday night, the couple and Meghan’s mother were followed by “aggressive paparazzi” for two hours, a statement from the couple said. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/17/nyregion/harry-meghan-car-chase.html
Read More‘Catastrophic’ Floods in Italy Leave 8 Dead and Thousands Homeless
New York Times Intense downpours caused rivers to overflow in the northern region of Emilia-Romagna, swamping numerous cities in a catastrophe that experts described as “unprecedented.” https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/17/world/europe/italy-flooding-emilia-romagna.html
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