Europe – Page 515 – Prologue Journal

When Culture Is Threatened, They Come to the Rescue

New York Times Cultural Emergency Response, an “ambulance” for the world, is dedicated to saving treasures from all kinds of natural and man-made disasters. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/05/arts/design/cultural-emergency-response.html

Early Results Show Tory Losses in England’s Local Elections

New York Times The Labour Party scored several significant victories in Conservative strongholds in votes viewed as a test of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s popularity. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/05/world/europe/england-election-results.html

8 Dead in Shooting in Serbia, Day After School Massacre That Killed 9

New York Times At least 10 additional people were wounded in the latest shooting, about 30 miles outside of Serbia’s capital, Belgrade. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/04/world/europe/serbia-shooting.html

South Africa Allowed Russian Plane Under U.S. Sanctions to Land at Base

New York Times The move could increase tensions between South Africa and the United States as it moves to isolate Moscow over the war in Ukraine. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/04/world/africa/south-africa-russia-plane-sanctions.html

Dorothy Bohm, a Roving and Enduring Photographer, Dies at 98

New York Times In a peripatetic life, beginning with a flight from the Nazis, she found a kind of stability in making pictures for more than seven decades. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/04/arts/dorothy-bohm-dead.html

Russian Missile and Drone Strikes Shake Kyiv and Odesa After Kremlin Incident

New York Times Air-raid alarms were focused on the Ukrainian capital city after a drone was shot down. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/04/world/europe/russia-ukraine-kyiv-missile-strikes.html

Wolfgang Schivelbusch, Polymathic Cultural Historian, Dies at 81

New York Times His books covered an unusual range of subjects, including the trajectory of railroad tracks and why the South claimed a “moral” victory in the Civil War. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/04/books/wolfgang-schivelbusch-dead.html

The Truth About the Explosions at the Kremlin Remains Hazy

New York Times Kyiv and Moscow angrily blamed each other after two explosions in an apparent drone attack on the heart of Russian power, but whose outrage is real? https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/04/world/europe/kremlin-drone-explosions-analysis.html

King Charles: A Life in Photos

New York Times Cameras have followed Britain’s new head of state since infancy. Here is a selection of memorable images from a very public life. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/04/world/europe/king-charles-photos.html

What We Know About the Explosions Over the Kremlin

New York Times Moscow has accused Ukraine of a drone attack aimed at assassinating President Vladimir V. Putin, without providing evidence. Kyiv has strenuously denied involvement. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/04/world/europe/kremlin-drone-attack-explained.html