Category: Europe
U.K. Protest Law in Spotlight as Police ‘Regret’ Some Coronation Arrests
New York Times The dozens of detentions around the crowning of King Charles III intensified a national debate about new legislation that broadens police powers to arrest and charge potential demonstrators. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/09/world/europe/uk-police-coronation-arrests.html
Read MoreBoeing Receives Order for Up to 300 Planes From Ryanair
New York Times The jets are expected to replace older, smaller and less-efficient Boeing planes and be delivered between 2027 and 2033. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/09/business/boeing-ryanair-737-max.html
Read MoreIn Turkey, Erdogan Loyalists Can’t Imagine Anyone Else in Charge
New York Times Staunch supporters of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan still like his tough-guy rhetoric and critiques of the West and see no viable alternative, though he has been accused of mismanaging the economy. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/09/world/europe/turkey-election-erdogan.html
Read MoreWhat Is Russia’s May 9 Victory Day?
New York Times The holiday commemorating the Soviet defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945 is toned down this year as the war in Ukraine drags on. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/09/world/europe/russia-victory-day-may-9.html
Read MoreYour Tuesday Briefing
New York Times Here’s what you need to know. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/09/briefing/ukraine-evacuations-norway-electric-vehicles.html
Read MoreBattery Factories Are Driving Chinese Investment in Europe
New York Times Although China is investing less in Europe overall, Chinese battery producers are building factories to meet the demands of the region’s growing need for electric vehicles. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/08/world/europe/battery-factories-china-evs.html
Read MoreBattery Factories Are Driving Chinese Investment in Europe
New York Times Although China is investing less in Europe overall, Chinese battery producers are building factories to meet the demands of the region’s growing need for electric vehicles. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/08/world/europe/battery-factories-are-driving-chinese-investment-in-europe.html
Read MoreConfusion in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Region as Russia Issues Evacuation Order
New York Times Running short of food, fuel and cash, and with a Ukrainian counteroffensive imminent, many civilians are defying occupation forces’ directive, unsure where they would go. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/08/world/europe/zaporizhzhia-ukraine-russia-evacuations.html
Read MoreKing Charles’s Photographer Wanted a ‘Little Piece of Theater’
New York Times On Saturday, Hugo Burnand had just minutes to take the official portraits of Britain’s newly crowned King Charles III. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/08/arts/design/coronation-portrait-hugo-burnand.html
Read MoreKing Charles’s Official Coronation Photo Is a ‘Little Piece of Theater’
New York Times On Saturday, Hugo Burnand had just minutes to take the official portraits of Britain’s newly crowned King Charles III. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/08/arts/design/king-charles-coronation-portrait-hugo-burnand.html
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