Europe – Page 534 – Prologue Journal

Every Block Is Another Battle: Ukraine’s Latest Eastern Stand

New York Times Outnumbered, outgunned, out-tanked, Ukraine is putting up a scrappy defense of Marinka, another city near Bakhmut that is a few blocks from falling. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/13/world/europe/ukraine-russia-war-marinka.html

In Milan, Putting an A.I. Travel Assistant to the Test

New York Times On her first visit to the northern Italian city, our reporter compares the itineraries of two travel advisers: one virtual, the other human. Here’s what she found. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/13/travel/artificial-intelligence-travel-adviser-milan.html

Scalpel, Forceps, Bone Drill: Modern Medicine in Ancient Rome

New York Times A 2,000-year-old collection of medical tools, recently unearthed in Hungary, offer insight into the practices of undaunted, much-maligned Roman doctors. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/13/science/archaeology-ancient-rome-medicine.html

Your Tuesday Briefing

New York Times NATO air drills in Germany. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/13/briefing/nato-exercises-berlusconi-trump.html

Ukraine Claims More Small Advances in Counteroffensive

New York Times Military analysts said it would take weeks or months to gauge the success of the attacks Ukraine mounted last week across a broad stretch of the front lines. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/12/world/europe/ukraine-counteroffensive-russia.html

NATO Members’ Major Air Exercise Sends Message to Russia

New York Times More than 200 planes from 25 countries gathered in Germany for the largest-scale war games in decades, held with an eye on the war in Ukraine. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/12/world/europe/nato-exercises-germany.html

Nicola Sturgeon’s Arrest

New York Times Support for Scottish independence has dipped, but backing for Scotland remaining part of the United Kingdom is fragile, too. Nicola Sturgeon’s arrest leaves the fate of the movement in flux. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/12/world/europe/scotland-independence-nicola-sturgeon.html

The Many Twists, Quotes and Scandals of Silvio Berlusconi

New York Times The former prime minister of Italy reveled in the spotlight, even when it shined on him for causing offense. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/12/world/europe/italy-berlusconi-career.html

How Silvio Berlusconi Changed Italy

New York Times Whether as a politician or media tycoon, the former prime minister and businessman who died Monday at 86, left an imprint, or a bruise, on just about everything he touched. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/12/world/europe/silvio-berlusconi-italy.html

UN Nuclear Watchdog to Assess Dam Disaster Aftermath in Ukraine

New York Times Rafael Mariano Grossi said he would meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and present a plan for assistance in the aftermath of floods unleashed by the Kakhovka dam’s destruction. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/12/world/europe/ukraine-dam-damage.html