Category: Europe
‘Nutcracker’ Is a Casualty of a ‘Quarantine’ of Russian Culture in Lithuania
New York Times Lithuania’s national opera house had stopped showing Tchaikovsky’s 1892 masterpiece in solidarity with Ukraine over the war with Russia. Then a new minister expressed fondness for the Russian composer, igniting a furor. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/22/world/europe/-nutcracker-lithuania-russia-ukraine.html
Read MoreGermany Bulked Up Christmas Market Security. An Attack Still Happened.
New York Times The latest deadly assault on a beloved German tradition illustrates the challenge of holiday safety. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/world/europe/germany-christmas-market-security.html
Read MorePope Uses Christmas Message to Chide Advisers About Gossiping
New York Times Francis urged the Vatican inner circle to bless more and talk less badly of others. It wasn’t the first time he had used the occasion to scold them. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/world/europe/pope-francis-christmas-vatican-gossip.html
Read MoreAmid Russian Attacks, Ukraine Seeks New Ways to Power Its Cities
New York Times The Ukrainian energy network has been so battered by Russian attacks that officials are seeking out new options to prevent a crisis, like renting floating power plants and scavenging scrapped ones from the region. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/world/europe/ukraine-electricity-winter.html
Read MoreGerman Officials Search for Motive in Christmas Market Attack
New York Times At least four people were killed and more than 200 others injured after a driver rammed an SUV into a crowded Christmas market in eastern Germany. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/world/europe/germany-christmas-market-attack.html
Read MoreCyclone’s Death Toll in Mayotte Is Still Unclear
New York Times Officials have said that the death toll in Mayotte, currently at 35, could end up in the thousands. But in the capital, there were no scenes of public mourning and little talk of searches for missing loved ones. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/world/africa/cyclone-chido-death-toll-mayotte.html
Read MoreDriver Rams Christmas Market in Germany, Injuring Several
New York Times Videos posted online suggested several people were wounded. The driver was arrested, according to local news reports. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/world/europe/germany-christmas-market-crash.html
Read MoreFrench Court Convicts 8 People Tied to Events Leading to Teacher’s Beheading
New York Times Samuel Paty was beheaded in 2020 by an Islamist extremist after showing caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad to his students to illustrate free speech. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/world/europe/france-paty-beheading.html
Read MoreMatteo Salvini Acquitted After Blocking Rescue of Migrant Boat
New York Times Matteo Salvini claimed he was a victim in the fight against immigration across Europe. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/world/europe/italy-salvini-migrants.html
Read MoreWhy Britain Has So Many White Christmases (Technically)
New York Times Bing Crosby dreamed of it and Charles Dickens romanticized it, but the truth about a white Christmas in Britain may surprise you. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/20/weather/uk-white-christmas-snow.html
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