Europe – Page 508 – Prologue Journal

Jean-Louis Georgelin, Who Was in Charge of Rebuilding Notre-Dame, Dies

New York Times President Emmanuel Macron had appointed Gen. Jean-Louis Georgelin, a former army chief of staff, to lead the complex restoration project. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/19/world/europe/jean-louis-georgelin-dead.html

Russian Strike Hits Chernihiv, Ukraine Says

New York Times The attack came hours after the Kremlin said that President Vladimir V. Putin had met with military commanders in Rostov-on-Don, a Russian city that was briefly seized during a mutiny by the Wagner mercenary group. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/19/world/europe/putin-rostov-on-don-mutiny.html

How European Officials View a Possible Second Trump Term

New York Times The prospect of a second presidential term for Donald J. Trump has many officials worried about alliance cohesion, NATO and the war in Ukraine. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/19/world/europe/trump-2024-election-europe.html

In France, ‘Climate Fresk’ Global Warming Workshops Are a Hit

New York Times More than a million people in France have attended a “Climate Fresk” class to understand the process of global warming. The project is now spreading abroad. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/19/world/europe/france-climate-change-fresk-workshops.html

Women’s World Cup Final Reminds England of Men’s Team’s Painful History

New York Times The women play Spain on Sunday, hoping to end a nearly six-decade national wait for a World Cup win — a reminder of the travails of the Three Lions, the country’s long-suffering men’s team. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/19/world/europe/england-world-cup-lionesses.html

Thousands Evacuated in Canary Islands After ‘Most Complex’ Fire in 40 Years

New York Times The blaze on Tenerife has burned almost 10,000 acres and forced thousands of residents in the north to lock down or flee. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/18/world/europe/spain-tenerife-wildfires.html

British Nurse, Lucy Letby, Convicted of Killing Seven Newborns

New York Times The nurse, Lucy Letby, was also found guilty of the attempted murders of six babies, ending a yearslong case that has haunted England. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/18/world/europe/british-nurse-newborn-deaths-lucy-letby.html

Belief or Betrayal? Ukraine’s Conscientious Objectors Face Hostility

New York Times The option of “alternative service” vanished after martial law was declared last year. But some have refused to serve, and now face jail time and skepticism about their motives. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/18/world/europe/ukraine-conscientious-objectors.html

To Stop an Extinction, He’s Flying High, Followed by His Beloved Birds

New York Times Using an ultralight aircraft, Johannes Fritz once taught endangered ibises a migration path over the Alps. Because of climate change, he is now showing them a much longer route to a winter’s refuge. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/18/world/europe/johannes-fritz-ibises-migration.html

‘Scrapper’ Is a Kitchen-Sink Drama, With the Color Turned Up

New York Times Charlotte Regan’s debut feature “Scrapper” is part of a lineage of British social-realist films, but its pastel palette and surreal humor resist the genre’s dreariness. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/18/movies/scrapper-charlotte-regan.html