What to Do in Paris and France to Escape the Olympics May 29, 2024 Even if you’re visiting for the Games NYT > World > Europe NYTimes you may want to take a cultural break like a local. +
Ukraine Steps Up Attacks With U.S. Long-Range Missiles May 25, 2024 NYT > World > Europe NYTimes The assaults have hit military targets in Russian-occupied territory in Ukraine. Pressure is now mounting on Washington to let Kyiv fire the missiles into Russia itself. +
Condemnation Slows, but Does Not Stall, Israel’s Assault on Rafah May 25, 2024 Despite fierce criticism Israel insists it must take control of Rafah and the border with Egypt to prevent future arms smuggling. NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +
British Archaeologists Search for American Pilot Missing Since World War II May 23, 2024 A group led by archaeologists are searching for an American pilot who was killed when the B-17 he was flying crashed in eastern England in 1944. NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +
After Raisi’s Death, Elections Pose Tricky Test for Iran’s Rulers May 21, 2024 Iran’s political establishment must choose between opening the race and facing moderate rivals NYT > World > Europe NYTimes or limiting candidates and risking the embarrassment of low turnout. +
The Technocrat Who’s Taking Control of Putin’s War Effort May 19, 2024 an intellectual with no military experience Andrei R. Belousov is known for backing a state-dominated economy. NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +
Russians Poured Over Ukraine’s Border. There Was Little to Stop Them. May 18, 2024 NYT > World > Europe NYTimes The stunning incursion into the Kharkiv Region lays bare the challenges facing Ukraine’s weary and thinly stretched forces as Russia ramps up its summer offensive. +
Russian Forces Push Deeper Into Northern Ukraine May 12, 2024 A Ukrainian military unit said that its troops were forced to retreat from several positions and that one settlement had been captured by Russian forces. NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +
Ukraine’s Seaborne Grain Exports Bounce Back to Near Prewar Levels May 12, 2024 NYT > World > Europe NYTimes The flow of grain ships through ports in the Odesa region is a welcome boost for Ukraine’s war-ravaged economy. But analysts warn it may not last. +
The Zeyrek Cinili Hamam Is Restored in Istanbul May 10, 2024 an early-Ottoman-era masterpiece is restored to its original use as a public bathhouse. NYT > World > Europe NYTimes The Zeyrek Cinili Hamam +
DNA Tests and Stranded Bodies: Ukraine’s Struggle to Name Its Dead May 05, 2024 adding to their anguish. Families of some soldiers say they have spent months trying to get official confirmation of their loved one’s death NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +
Record Number of Writers Were Jailed Globally in 2023, PEN America Says May 01, 2024 and Israel and Russia entered the list of the 10 countries with the most imprisoned writers. China has more than 100 incarcerated writers For the first time NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +
London Sword Attack Leaves Several Injured, Police Say April 30, 2024 and a suspect was arrested. Video of the incident showed a man wielding a large sword near several houses. Five people were hospitalized after the stabbing NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +