Liam Payne Remembered by Charlie Puth, the Backstreet Boys and Other Musicians October 17, 2024 his fans and collaborators shared their shock and grief. Hours after news broke that Payne had fallen from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +
A French Immersion Program in Provence Leads to a Good Life Lesson October 14, 2024 After a painful break up NYT > World > Europe NYTimes the author travels to Provence for a language immersion homestay and learns the value of facing up to mistakes. +
Israeli Jets Pummel Hezbollah Targets in Southern Lebanon October 13, 2024 NYT > World > Europe NYTimes Sirens sounded in northern Israel warning of incoming fire from Hezbollah. +
Jokes and Offbeat Auctions for the Troops: Standup Comedy Sweeps Ukraine October 13, 2024 a new generation of comics in Ukraine is trying to make people laugh — and raise money for the war effort. Even as the conflict with Russia grinds on NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +
Canada Tightens Immigration Policy And Leaves Thousands in Limbo October 12, 2024 Canada has long had one of the world’s most open immigration policies. Now faced with a growing popular backlash it’s changing the rules. NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +
Black Girls Hike Founder Seeks to Make U.K. Hiking More Inclusive October 10, 2024 Motivated by the racial disparity she saw on trails NYT > World > Europe NYTimes Rhiane Fatinikun founded Black Girls Hike to make Britain’s countryside more inclusive. +
Should Famous People Be Telling Us This Much About Their Illnesses? October 09, 2024 For some celebrities it looks like a deeply unpleasant chore. NYT > World > Europe NYTimes revealing all is part of the product. For others +
U.N. Official Took $3 Million in Secret Gifts From Businessman October 08, 2024 a court ruled. The U.N. got a song about the ocean. NYT > World > Europe NYTimes The official secretly took $3 million in gifts from a businessman to whom he steered the organization’s funds +
Russia Pushes Forward in Ukraine’s East After Fall of Vuhledar October 08, 2024 a strategic hilltop city and are pressing with assaults elsewhere in the Donetsk region. NYT > World > Europe NYTimes Russian troops have now entered Toretsk +
Michel Houellebecq Is Both Lauded and Reviled in France October 08, 2024 Michel Houellebecq holds up a mirror to a world we would rather not see. NYT > World > Europe NYTimes Reviled as much as he is lauded +
Missile Hits Near Ukrainian Air Base as Russia Expands Air Attacks October 07, 2024 NYT > World > Europe NYTimes The strike is part of a broader campaign of air assaults by Moscow aimed at degrading Ukraine’s military infrastructure and wearing down its air defenses. +
Russia Sentences 72-Year-Old American on Charges of Fighting for Ukraine October 07, 2024 a native of Big Rapids Mich. NYT > World > Europe NYTimes Stephen James Hubbard was sentenced to six years and 10 months in a penal colony. whose family says is an English teacher +
Pope Names 21 New Cardinals, Reaching Far Beyond Europe October 06, 2024 and reflect his vision of a more truly global Roman Catholic Church. NYT > World > Europe NYTimes The appointments cement Francis’ imprint on the group that will choose his successor +