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Taylor Swift Fans Commiserate in Vienna After Concerts Are Canceled

New York Times Taylor Swift fans from around the world grappled with disappointment and fear after a terrorism plot derailed the Vienna dates of the Eras Tour. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/08/world/europe/taylor-swift-eras-tour-vienna-reactions.html

2 Teenagers Planned Attacks on Taylor Swift’s Vienna Concerts, Authorities Say

New York Times A suspect confessed to a plot using explosives and other weapons to kill as many attendees as possible, security officials said. The singer’s three-concert Vienna run was canceled. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/08/world/europe/taylor-swift-concert-terror-plot-vienna.html

Russian Official in Kursk Declares State of Emergency as Ukraine Advances

New York Times The local government in Russia declared a state of emergency as military analysts reported that Ukrainian forces had advanced several miles across the border. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/08/world/europe/russia-border-ukraine.html

How Anti-Immigrant Riots Flared in the U.K.

New York Times A far-right movement fueled by disinformation has brought fear and violence to cities across England and in Northern Ireland. That has in turn prompted counterprotests. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/08/world/europe/uk-riots-southport-timeline.html

U.K. Officials Express Relief After Far-Right Riots Fail to Materialize

New York Times The authorities had been braced for further violence after anti-immigrant demonstrations in previous days had descended into riots. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/08/world/europe/uk-protests-riots.html

Texas Energy Is So Bountiful, They Pay You to Take It Away

New York Times Natural gas has traded at negative prices for weeks at a time in West Texas, where pipelines often lack the capacity to get the fuel to places that need it. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/08/business/energy-environment/natural-gas-negative-prices-texas.html

Carles Puigdemont Returns to Catalonia, Defying Spanish Arrest Warrant

New York Times Large crowds greeted the former regional leader who has lived in self-imposed exile since a failed 2017 independence bid. Despite a new amnesty law, he could still face arrest. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/08/world/europe/carles-puigdemont-catalonia-spain.html

Thursday Briefing

New York Times Antiracism protesters in Britain. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/08/briefing/antiracism-britain-harris-vance-walz.html

Why the Dutch Field Hockey Team Isn’t Shaking Hands at the Olympics

New York Times After two pandemic-disrupted Olympics, most teams haven’t given Covid a second thought in Paris. The one from the Netherlands is the exception. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/08/world/olympics/paris-olympics-covid-19.html

Trying to Capitalize on Anti-Migrant Riots Could Backfire on U.K.’s Far Right

New York Times The public’s reaction to the recent rioting has been resoundingly negative, suggesting that using the unrest to push anti-immigrant policies could backfire, at least in the short term. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/08/world/europe/interpreter-uk-riots.html