Europe – Page 539 – Prologue Journal

Champions League Final: Inter Milan Tries to Live in the Now

New York Times Inter made the Champions League final with Italy’s oldest squad and its highest debts. Whatever happens in Istanbul cannot stop the financial squeeze to come. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/08/sports/soccer/champions-league-final-inter-milan.html

Satellite Images Show Scale of Flooding From Ukraine Dam Collapse

New York Times Photographs released by Planet Lab offer some of the clearest glimpses yet of the situation in cities and villages downstream from the destroyed Kakhovka dam in Ukraine. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/08/world/europe/ukraine-dam-flooding-satellite-images.html

Man Stabs Several People, Including Children, in France, Authorities Say

New York Times The motive for the attack, in the southeastern city of Annecy, was not immediately clear. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/08/world/europe/france-stabbing-annecy.html

For Hurvin Anderson, the Barbershop Is Haven and Inspiration

New York Times Over nearly two decades, the British artist has painted the same shop interiors again and again. A new exhibition in England tracks how his approach has changed. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/08/arts/design/hurvin-anderson-barbershop.html

Cross-Border Skirmishes Heighten Anxiety for Ukrainian Villagers

New York Times Even as new attacks have brought the war into Russia, the Russians have responded with force, raising the threat for the few civilians left in towns along the border. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/08/world/europe/ukraine-russia-border.html

Your Thursday Briefing

New York Times Residents along the Dnipro River face devastation after the destruction of a key dam. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/08/briefing/flooding-dam-ukraine-sudan-fighting.html

After Dam Destruction in Ukraine, Thousands Flee for Water and Shelter

New York Times As rescue efforts plucked people from rooftops, and offered fresh water and shelter, Turkey’s president called for an international investigation into what caused a dam to fail. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/07/world/europe/ukraine-dam-flood-war.html

Ukraine Flood Deepens Misery in War Zone

New York Times “We were getting used to the shelling, but I’ve never seen a situation like this,” said one woman rescued in Kherson after a dam upstream was destroyed. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/07/world/europe/ukraine-kherson-flooding.html

Prince Harry Ends Testimony on Tabloid Case

New York Times Prince Harry ended his testimony in his trial against a newspaper group. “For my whole life, the press have misled about me and covered up their wrongdoing,” he said. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/07/world/europe/prince-harry-testimony-tabloid-trial.html

Rishi Sunak to Talk Tech With Biden, but Ukraine Is Likely to Surface

New York Times While economic corporation the challenges posed by artificial intelligence are on the agenda, Russia’s invasion presents immediate threats. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/07/world/europe/sunak-biden-britain.html