At Charles’s Coronation, Everything Olde Was New Again May 07, 2023 but when push came to shove he took his place on a 13th-century throne. NYT > World > Europe NYTimes The king promised a thoroughly 21st-century ceremony +
Ukraine Faces Pressure Over Counteroffensive, as Putin Bides His Time May 06, 2023 NYT > World > Europe NYTimes Ukraine is feeling short-term pressure from its Western backers for success in a looming counteroffensive. Vladimir Putin seems to be operating on a longer timeline. +
Early Results Show Tory Losses in England’s Local Elections May 05, 2023 NYT > World > Europe NYTimes The Labour Party scored several significant victories in Conservative strongholds in votes viewed as a test of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s popularity. +
His Cousin Promised a Quake-Proof Building. Then the Walls Crumbled. May 04, 2023 NYT > World > Europe NYTimes Turkish families got wealthy off a construction system rife with patronage. A Times investigation reveals just how fatally shaky that system was. +
An Irish Abbey Where the Grass Is Always Warmer May 04, 2023 NYT > World > Europe NYTimes The sisters at St. Mary’s Abbey in Ireland grow their own heating fuel. +
Why Did Russia Choose to Publicize the Kremlin Drone Attack? May 04, 2023 NYT > World > Europe NYTimes Russia’s messaging on a drone incident at the Kremlin diverged significantly from its response to past explosions in Russia or Russian-occupied territory. +
The President, the Soccer Hooligans and an Underworld ‘House of Horrors’ May 03, 2023 A grisly trial in Serbia has raised questions about connections between the country’s top leadership and its violent drug gangs. NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +
Is Annie Ernaux the Most Brutally Honest Writer Alive? May 02, 2023 NYT > World > Europe NYTimes The Nobel laureate shows how women can write about every aspect of their lives — their pride their sexuality their shame — and still be taken seriously. +
Anger Over Pensions Law Fuels May Day Protests in France May 01, 2023 NYT > World > Europe NYTimes Protesters are still hoping to force the government to reverse its decision to raise the legal retirement age to 64 from 62. +