Category: Europe
Everyone Knew the Migrant Ship Was Doomed. No One Helped.
New York Times Satellite imagery, sealed court documents and interviews with survivors suggest that hundreds of deaths were preventable. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/01/world/europe/greece-migrant-ship.html
Read MoreP.S.G. Attack, Still a Mystery, Ended Two Women’s World Cup Dreams
New York Times An assault case that rattled one of France’s best soccer teams remains unresolved despite a series of arrests. Its main characters have paid a heavy price. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/01/sports/soccer/psg-attack-diallo-hamraoui.html
Read MoreThe director of the C.I.A. called the Kremlin to make clear the U.S. had no tie to Wagner’s rebellion.
New York Times The Biden administration has taken pains to emphasize that it viewed the matter as an internal Russian affair. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/30/world/europe/cia-william-burns-russia-wagner-rebellion.html
Read MoreDismissing Rebellion as ‘Minor,’ Kremlin Dismantles Prigozhin’s Empire
New York Times Foreign Minister Sergei V. Lavrov of Russia warned the Western countries helping Ukraine not to think that the Wagner group’s mutiny had undermined Moscow’s power. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/30/world/europe/kremlin-prigozhin-wagner-ukraine.html
Read MoreFrance Splits Into Rival Camps Over Police Shooting of a Teenager
New York Times Society is increasingly divided between a law-and-order faction and those who see racism in a pattern of police killings or mistreatment of minorities. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/30/world/europe/france-riots-police-shooting.html
Read MoreTraveling to France? What You Need to Know About the Protests.
New York Times Unrest has spread across France in response to the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old in a Paris suburb. Here’s what to expect. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/30/travel/travel-france-unrest.html
Read MoreWhat Russians See: The ‘Demilitarization’ of Ukraine During its Counteroffensive.
New York Times On Russian state media, the Ukrainian military is portrayed as completely outmatched and dependent on the West. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/30/world/europe/russia-propaganda-counteroffensive-ukraine.html
Read MoreA Timeline of France’s Protests After Police Fatally Shoot a 17-Year-Old
New York Times Clashes between protesters and police continued in cities across France. “We don’t forget, we don’t forgive,” crowds chanted. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/30/world/europe/france-protests-police-shooting-timeline.html
Read MorePolish Authorities Detain Athlete Suspected of Being Russian Spy
New York Times It was the 14th arrest stemming from the dismantling of what officials say was a plot to sabotage arms shipments to Ukraine. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/30/world/europe/poland-russia-spy-suspect.html
Read MoreKevin Spacey Called ‘Sexual Bully’ in U.K. Trial
New York Times The prosecution outlined its case against the actor, who has pleaded not guilty to 12 sexual assault charges. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/30/movies/kevin-spacey-trial.html
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