In a Roman Tomb, ‘Dead Nails’ Reveal an Occult Practice March 25, 2023 Forty-one bent or twisted iron nails NYT > World > Europe NYTimes unearthed from a second-century imperial burial site were meant to keep the deceased in their place. +
Pope Increases Lay Leaders’ Responsibility in Sexual Abuse Law March 25, 2023 ” who will be more accountable for abuse. a permanent version of a 2019 measure may be its impact on the “lay faithful NYT > World > Europe NYTimes The most significant part of the law +
Senators Urge Biden to Send Evidence of Russian War Crimes to the ICC March 24, 2023 a bipartisan group stressed that Congress had voted to legalize support for the court’s Ukraine war investigations. Despite Pentagon resistance NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +
Scotland’s Leader Apologizes for Past Practice of Forced Adoptions March 24, 2023 Nicola Sturgeon said the practice NYT > World > Europe NYTimes was among the gravest injustices in Scottish history. which was relatively common until the 1970s +
The U.K.’s Wave of Strikes Explained: Why Is It Ending? March 23, 2023 disrupting transportation For months labor disputes rattled Britain NYT > World > Europe NYTimes tensions seem to have eased. the mail and even medical procedures. Now +
David Hockney Goes High-Tech February 22, 2023 he is taking that to the next level. NYT > World > Europe NYTimes The British artist has always embraced new ways of working. With an immersive digital extravaganza +
Poland, Long Leery of Foreigners, Has Welcomed Ukrainians February 22, 2023 has accommodated far more refugees from neighboring Ukraine than any other nation. NYT > World > Europe NYTimes once one of the world’s most ethnically and culturally homogeneous The country +
In Northern Ukraine, a Different Sort of War Game February 21, 2023 NYT > World > Europe NYTimes Russian forces are shelling border areas there to tie up thousands of Ukrainian troops that might otherwise defend against attacks farther south. +
One Year Into War, Putin Is Crafting the Russia He Craves February 19, 2023 In Ukraine NYT > World > Europe NYTimes President Vladimir V. Putin’s invasion has met setback after setback. But its effect at home has been very different. +
Chinese Official Calls U.S. Response to Balloon ‘Absurd and Hysterical’ February 18, 2023 NYT > World > Europe NYTimes Wang Yi spoke at the Munich Security Conference as suspense mounted over whether he might meet on the sidelines with Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken. +
Where Culture Flows Along London’s River Thames February 17, 2023 has become a focal point of the city’s arts and culture scene. NYT > World > Europe NYTimes the host of this year’s British Academy Film Awards The Southbank Center +
Russia Has Lost Half Its Tanks in Ukraine War, Report Says February 16, 2023 A report by the International Institute for Strategic Studies said Russia’s tank and artillery fleets had suffered “significant attrition” in the war. NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +
6,000 Ukrainian Children Are Being Held in Russian Camps, Report Finds February 15, 2023 according to researchers. Children as young as four months old are being held in “integration programs” designed to Russify them NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +