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Prince Harry’s Lawyers to Make Closing Remarks: What to Know About the Court Case

New York Times The prince has sued a British media company, Mirror Group Newspapers, claiming that reporters hacked his phone more than a decade ago. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/27/world/europe/prince-harry-phone-hacking-lawsuit.html

Putin Says Russia Is United Behind Him, After Ending Wagner Rebellion

New York Times President Vladimir V. Putin spoke angrily of those who want “Russians to fight each other,” but his former ally, Yevgeny V. Prigozhin, said the mutiny he led was not a coup attempt. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/26/world/europe/russia-wagner-prigozhin-ukraine.html

Biden Says the U.S. and Allies Had ‘Nothing to Do With’ Wagner Rebellion in Russia

New York Times Western nations agreed on a conference call not to let President Vladimir Putin of Russia blame them for the short-lived uprising, the American president said. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/26/world/europe/biden-russia-prigozhin.html

A Mutiny That Showed the Stress on Putin’s System of Rule

New York Times A member of Russia’s elite marched on his rivals, with a mercenary army at his back, suggesting that Vladimir V. Putin’s grip over a coalition of powerful figures may be more brittle than it appeared. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/26/world/europe/prigozhin-putin-mutiny.html

Alternative for Germany Party Wins Control of a District

New York Times The election victory was a breakthrough for the Alternative for Germany party: It gained a majority in a district, albeit a tiny one, and will have bureaucratic authority over it. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/26/world/europe/germany-afd-far-right.html

For the Berlin-Karlshorst Museum, Remembering the Berlin Airlift Got Awkward

New York Times As a Berlin museum with Russian trustees commemorates an allied victory over the Soviet Union, it is also negotiating the fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/26/arts/design/berlin-airlift-karlshorst-museum.html

What the 3 Body Problem Means for Nuclear War

New York Times Physicists have long explored how phenomena in groups of three can sow chaos. A new three-body problem, they warn, could lead to not only global races for new armaments but also thermonuclear war. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/26/science/3-body-problem-nuclear-china.html

Russian Media Reports Say Criminal Case Against Prigozhin Remains Open

New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/26/world/europe/prigozhin-russia-criminal-case-belarus.html

5 Takeaways From the Greek Election

New York Times Voters seemed to embrace Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s tough stance on migration and approach to the economy, and were less concerned about revelations of spying on the opposition. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/26/world/europe/greece-election-mitsotakis.html

Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, Had Surgery for Breast Cancer

New York Times Ms. Ferguson, the ex-wife of Prince Andrew, had a single mastectomy after a routine mammogram. A spokesperson said her prognosis was good. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/26/world/europe/sarah-ferguson-breast-cancer-surgery.html