Imperiled by Volcanic Eruptions, Iceland Scoops Up Answers From the Deep August 30, 2024 Earth scientists are working to determine the course of future lava flows in Iceland’s southwestern corner one bucketful at a time. NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +
Parts of Italy’s Appian Way Are Left Off UNESCO’s World Heritage List. Cue Grievances. August 30, 2024 For the towns along the ancient road that were not included on the UNESCO list NYT > World > Europe NYTimes the slight is about more than hurt pride. +
Algerian Man Charged Over Synagogue Arson Attack in France August 28, 2024 ” according to French antiterrorism prosecutors. NYT > World > Europe NYTimes The man expressed deep hatred of Jews and said he had acted to “support the Palestinian cause +
Search Operation Underway After Fire in East London Apartment Building August 26, 2024 More than 200 firefighters were at the scene of a fire in the Dagenham neighborhood on Monday morning. The building had a number of fire safety issues NYT > World > Europe NYTimes officials said. +
Telegram’s Top Executive Pavel Durov Reportedly Detained in France August 25, 2024 an app with more than 900 million users French media reported. NYT > World > Europe NYTimes The founder of Telegram was taken into custody by authorities +
Modi Arrives in Kyiv as Ukraine Pushes Diplomacy August 23, 2024 NYT > World > Europe NYTimes Ukrainian officials were portraying the visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India as a welcome show of support for their country during the war with Russia. +
What I’m reading: A ‘Book of the Century’ I’d Somehow Missed August 22, 2024 ” which has nothing to do with the Tom Cruise movie of the same name “The Last Samurai is as good as everyone says. NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +
Ukraine Says Its Incursion Will Bring Peace. Putin’s Plans May Differ. August 19, 2024 many doubt the strategy. NYT > World > Europe NYTimes President Volodymyr Zelensky wants to hold Russian territory as leverage in future talks. In Moscow +
Premier League Preview: Here We Go Again August 18, 2024 NYT > World > Europe NYTimes The European soccer season is back. Here are the top story lines to watch this season. +
Has Power Moderated Giorgia Meloni? Not to Italy’s Same-Sex Parents. August 18, 2024 her government is plunging many gay families into panic. NYT > World > Europe NYTimes Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has mostly shown a pragmatic streak abroad. But at home +
During Ukraine’s Incursion, Russian Conscripts Recount Surrendering in Droves August 17, 2024 More than 300 have been processed in a prison in Ukraine NYT > World > Europe NYTimes providing the country with a much-needed “exchange fund” for future swaps of prisoners of war. +
Ukraine Destroys Key Russian Bridge as It Presses On With Offensive August 17, 2024 NYT > World > Europe NYTimes The bridge’s destruction is a setback for Russian supply lines as Ukraine seeks to consolidate its territorial gains in the Kursk region of western Russia. +
Russia Closes In on Key Eastern Ukrainian City Despite Kursk Incursion August 16, 2024 A Russian advance toward Pokrovsk casts doubts on Ukraine’s hopes that its offensive in western Russia will prompt Moscow to scale back attacks elsewhere. NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +