Category: Europe
At Least 14 Die as Floods Sweep Through Bosnia and Other Balkan States
New York Times A severe overnight rainstorm left several towns and villages flooded. Record summer temperatures caused a drought that hampered the absorption of floodwaters. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/04/world/europe/bosnia-flooding-balkans.html
Read MoreE.U. Court Rules Some Rules for Soccer’s Transfer Market Are Illegal
New York Times A decision could force soccer’s governing body to rewrite the regulations that govern the sport’s multibillion-dollar transfer market. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/04/world/europe/transfer-market-rules-illegal.html
Read MoreThe War in Darkness
New York Times Sonya Liakh was diagnosed with eye cancer at age 2. After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine disrupted her treatment, her family faced a desperate struggle. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/04/world/europe/ukraine-war-children-cancer.html
Read MoreWhat to Know About the 2024 Nobel Prizes
New York Times The annual prizes will be announced beginning Monday. https://www.nytimes.com/article/nobel-prizes-2024.html
Read MoreFriday Briefing: Israel Targets Hezbollah’s Remaining Leaders
New York Times Plus, a billion-dollar plan to protect trees. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/04/briefing/israel-hezbollah-trump-britain-labour.html
Read MoreThe U.K. Has a More Working Class Cabinet. It’s Still Seen as Out of Touch.
New York Times Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s top team contains more lawmakers from poor backgrounds, and fewer from elite schools, than any in recent memory. Voters haven’t noticed. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/04/world/europe/uk-labour-cabinet-working-class-freebies.html
Read MoreWhat to Know About the Marburg Virus Disease Outbreak
New York Times In Rwanda, 11 deaths have been reported from this rare but deadly disease. Two people tested negative in Germany this week. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/03/health/marburg-virus-disease.html
Read MoreU.K. to Return Chagos Islands to Mauritius, Ending Colonial-Era Dispute
New York Times After years of legal wrangling and negotiations, Britain said it would surrender sovereignty of the archipelago in the Indian Ocean. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/03/world/europe/uk-chagos-islands-mauritius.html
Read MoreAmid Sanctions, Russian Oil Tankers Are Flying New Flags
New York Times A shadowy network of ships has registered in Gabon, highlighting how Vladimir V. Putin is building an economy beyond the reach of Western sanctions. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/03/world/europe/russian-oil-tankers-gabon.html
Read MoreThursday Briefing: Strikes Leave 6 Dead in Beirut
New York Times Plus, new evidence in the Trump election case. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/03/briefing/hezbollah-israel-trump-election-charges-ukraine.html
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