U.S. Charges Russian Intelligence Officers in Major Cyberattacks October 19, 2020 IFTTT NYT NYT > World > Europe NYTimes Prosecutors said the suspects hacked elections in France and the 2018 Winter Olympics. +
Murderer Who Wielded Tusk to Stop Terrorist Gets Royal Pardon October 19, 2020 IFTTT NYT NYT > World > Europe NYTimes Queen Elizabeth II approved a rare form of clemency for an inmate who used a narwhal tusk to help end a deadly terrorist attack near London Bridge last year. +
Festival Cancels Abu Dhabi Event After Allegations of Sexual Assault October 19, 2020 An employee of the Hay Festival in Abu Dhabi said she was accosted by the tolerance minister of the U.A.E. earlier this year. IFTTT NYT NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +
It’s a Party at Gatsby’s Mansion. No Dancing, Please. October 19, 2020 An immersive theater show of “The Great Gatsby” has returned in London. Can it keep the novel’s spirit alive while obeying coronavirus rules? IFTTT NYT NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +
Police Raid in France Targets Islamist Links After Teacher’s Killing October 19, 2020 and that some Muslim groups were being investigated. IFTTT Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said the raids began Monday morning NYT NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +
Europe’s Museums Are Open, but the Public Isn’t Coming Due to Pandemic October 19, 2020 Attendance at some major institutions is a third of what it was last year. Their ability to cope depends almost entirely on how they are funded. IFTTT NYT NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +
Your Monday Briefing October 18, 2020 despite a cease-fire. Fighting in the Caucasus continues IFTTT NYT NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +
After Fleeing Poland, an Antiracism Activist Finds Refuge in Norway October 18, 2020 A decision to grant asylum on political grounds highlights growing concerns over democratic backsliding in Poland. IFTTT NYT NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +
At Front Lines of a Brutal War: Death and Despair in Nagorno-Karabakh October 18, 2020 IFTTT NYT NYT > World > Europe NYTimes Times journalists find civilians huddling in basements as a three-week-old conflict over the disputed Caucasus territory hints of a long and punishing fight. +
Some Signs of Recovery From Severe Covid October 18, 2020 IFTTT In two early studies NYT NYT > World > Europe NYTimes researchers said some patients showed signs of healing just weeks after leaving the hospital. +
Trump’s Sanctions on International Court May Do Little Beyond Alienating Allies October 18, 2020 Critics say the administration has targeted a human rights lawyer with economic penalties meant for warlords dictators and authoritarian governments. IFTTT NYT NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +
Armenia, Azerbaijan Reach New Cease-Fire for Nagorno-Karabakh October 17, 2020 A truce brokered just a week earlier failed to hold. The war between the two Caucasus countries has already killed hundreds. IFTTT NYT NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +
Bill Offering L.G.B.T. Protections in Italy Spurs Rallies on Both Sides October 17, 2020 IFTTT NYT NYT > World > Europe NYTimes Supporters frame the measure as a long-overdue means to provide basic human rights. Opponents depict it as an overreaching step that would suppress opinion. +