Category: Europe
In France, Some Public Pools Are Victims of Budget Woes
New York Times As temperatures rise, a vast but aging system is feeling the strains of rising energy costs, increasing water scarcity and mounting pressure on public budgets. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/16/world/europe/france-public-pools.html
Read MoreTony Blair, Former U.K. Leader, Is Suddenly Back in Favor
New York Times The former British prime minister, who left Downing Street widely unpopular, is back in favor with his party, Labour, which hopes his political skills can be an advantage as an election nears. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/16/world/europe/britain-tony-blair-labour-election.html
Read MoreRussia’s Interest Rate Hike Highlights Economic Struggle Amid Ukraine War
New York Times With the third-largest interest rate increase in a decade to shore up the ruble, Moscow’s policymakers are pursuing the conflicting goals of paying for the war against Ukraine and taming inflation. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/15/world/europe/russia-ruble-economy-interest-rates.html
Read MoreAt Least Three Dead After Russian Missile Attacks in Western Ukraine
New York Times Officials said more than two dozen missiles were fired in the strikes that were far from the front lines in the east and south. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/15/world/europe/russia-missile-attacks-lviv-lutsk-ukraine.html
Read MoreU.K. Reveals 5 Espionage Arrests After BBC Reports Russia Link
New York Times Britain’s counterterrorism unit arrested the five on suspicion of spying on British intelligence, the authorities said following a BBC report that three of the same people had been accused of spying for Russia. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/15/world/europe/uk-spies-arrested-russia.html
Read MoreThe Hidden Trauma of Ukraine’s Soldiers
New York Times Facing a growing mental health crisis among soldiers, Ukraine’s therapists and doctors use a variety of treatments, but the need far outstrips the available care. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/15/world/europe/the-hidden-trauma-of-ukraines-soldiers.html
Read MoreThe Hidden Trauma of Ukraine’s Soldiers
New York Times Facing a growing mental health crisis among soldiers, Ukraine’s therapists and doctors use a variety of treatments, but the need far outstrips the available care. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/15/world/europe/ukraine-war-soldiers-trauma-therapy.html
Read MoreThe Ukrainian Mechanics Who Fix Tanks at the War’s Frontline
New York Times Behind the thousands of troops fighting the counteroffensive are engineers and technicians who perform an essential, and often dangerous, job. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/15/world/europe/ukraine-war-mechanics-tanks.html
Read MoreAt Least 5 Dead in Blast at Gas Station in Russia’s Dagestan Region
New York Times Unconfirmed reports from a Russian news agency said the death toll from the explosion, whose cause was not yet known, could be 25 or more. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/14/world/europe/dagestan-russia-gas-station-blast.html
Read MoreRussia Fires Warning Shots and Boards a Freighter in the Black Sea
New York Times Russia’s military made good on its threats to enforce its blockade of Ukraine, adding to the tensions in an increasingly active theater of war. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/14/world/europe/russia-freighter-black-sea.html
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