Europe – Page 59 – Prologue Journal

Freed From Restraints, Ukraine Is Poised to Strike Into Russia

New York Times President Biden has granted permission for Kyiv to carry out long-range strikes, and his Ukrainian counterpart said the launches would come soon. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/18/world/europe/ukraine-russia-missiles.html

Why Oil Companies Are Walking Back From Green Energy

New York Times As leaders gather for a global climate summit, investors are rewarding oil giants like Exxon Mobil that did not embrace wind and solar. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/18/business/energy-environment/cop-oil-gas-green-energy.html

Monday Briefing

New York Times A major change in U.S. policy on Ukraine. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/18/briefing/ukraine-biden-trump-lebanon.html

On Migration, Europe Warms to Ideas Once Seen as Fringe

New York Times As in the United States, a decline in the numbers of migrants crossing borders has not stopped anti-migrant sentiments from gaining ground. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/18/world/europe/europe-migration-shift.html

What Are ATACMS, the U.S. Missiles That May Be Used Against Russia?

New York Times In a major policy shift, the Biden administration has authorized Ukraine to use the ballistic missiles within Russia. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/world/europe/what-are-atacms-missiles-ukraine-russia.html

Celeste Caeiro, Whose Flowers Gave a Name to a Revolt, Dies at 91

New York Times In Portugal in 1974, she spontaneously gave red carnations to soldiers on their way to ending a dictatorship in what became known as the Carnation Revolution. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/world/europe/celeste-caeiro-dead.html

Israel Strikes Building in Central Beirut

New York Times The attack came as Israel’s military has been pounding an area just outside the Lebanese capital with some of the heaviest waves of bombardment in months. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/world/europe/beirut-lebanon-israel-hezbollah.html

Israeli Strikes in Central and Northern Gaza Kill More Than 30 People

New York Times As Israel’s military wages a renewed offensive in the northern part of the enclave, Al Bureij and Nuseirat in central Gaza came under attack. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/world/europe/gaza-nuseirat-bureij-israel.html

Russia Launches Major Attack on Power Grid, Ukraine Says

New York Times Ukrainian energy infrastructure was the target of an hourslong attack involving around 120 missiles and 90 drones, officials in the country said. At least five people were killed. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/world/europe/russia-ukraine-war-power-grid.html

At a Ukraine Maternity Clinic, Deaths From an Airstrike Shatter a Community

New York Times It was one horrific day of the war in Ukraine when a missile fell on the Adonis clinic in Kyiv. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/world/europe/ukraine-clinic-missile-russia.html