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Bank of England Pushes Interest Rates Up by a Half Point

New York Times ‘We know this is hard,’ the bank’s governor said, after raising rates higher than expected to fight persistent inflation. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/22/business/economy/bank-of-england-interest-rates-inflation.html

Paris Fire and Explosion Leave 1 Missing and 6 Critically Hurt

New York Times The origin of the explosion, which gutted a building in the Fifth Arrondissement and injured about 50 people, is still unclear. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/22/world/europe/paris-fire-explosion.html

American Reporter Jailed in Russia Is Scheduled to Appear in Court

New York Times Evan Gershkovich, an American journalist who has been based in Russia for years, was arrested in March and charged with spying, which he denies. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/22/world/europe/russia-evan-gershkovich-wall-street-journal.html

Belarus Is Fast Becoming a ‘Vassal State’ of Russia

New York Times Allowing Moscow to place tactical nuclear weapons on its soil is just the latest sign of its loss of sovereignty to the Kremlin, military experts and pro-democracy activists say. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/22/world/europe/belarus-is-fast-becoming-a-vassal-state-of-russia.html

Global Climate Economy Conference Begins in Paris

New York Times Hundreds of representatives from about 80 countries are gathering in Paris to talk about rebuilding a monetary system many say is ill-suited to a changing planet. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/22/world/europe/paris-climate-economy-conference.html

Belarus Is Fast Becoming a ‘Vassal State’ of Russia

Your Thursday Briefing

New York Times The final hours of oxygen aboard a missing submersible. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/22/briefing/oxygen-submersible-paris-explosion-ukraine.html

Battling Russia, Ukrainian Leaders Also Fight High Expectations

New York Times Seeking to bolster morale and Western support, President Volodymyr Zelensky and his aides say that the slow progress of Ukraine’s counteroffensive is to be expected. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/21/world/europe/ukraine-russia-messaging-expectations.html

Haim Roet, Who Kept Holocaust Victims’ Names Alive, Dies at 90

New York Times Since he first read the names of people murdered by the Nazis at a protest in 1989, the practice has become a part of memorial ceremonies around the world. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/21/world/europe/haim-roet-dead.html

Allies Pledge Billions for Ukraine’s Recovery as Zelensky Stresses Urgency

New York Times The price tag for reconstruction has soared, driving debate among U.S. and European officials, legal experts and others about using frozen Russian assets to pay for it. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/21/world/europe/ukraine-war-recovery.html