Russian officials hint that their hold on Kherson is shaky. October 19, 2022 NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +
Italy’s Next Government Hinges on a Familiar Face: Silvio Berlusconi October 18, 2022 Giorgia Meloni’s likely turn as prime minister will depend on support from the billionaire media mogul. So may the health of Italian democracy. NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +
A Military Jet Crashed in Southern Russia, Killing At Least Four October 17, 2022 causing it to crash in a port town about 25 miles from Ukraine. NYT > World > Europe NYTimes Russian military officials said the jet was on a training flight when one of its engines caught fire +
New U.K. Finance Minister Pulls Back Further on Fiscal Plan October 17, 2022 announced a sweeping reversal in an effort to steady the markets and reduce the pressure on Prime Minister Liz Truss. Jeremy Hunt NYT > World > Europe NYTimes the new chancellor of the Exchequer +
Is This the World’s Most Picturesque High Dive? October 17, 2022 Catch a glimpse of a storied tradition in Bosnia and Herzegovina divers have leaped from a bridge in the southern city of Mostar. for hundreds of years NYT > World > Europe NYTimes where +
Macron the Disrupter Seeks Direction October 16, 2022 He wants to lead a united Europe to independence. But the world has changed on him. NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +
Three Women of Bucha: Their Deaths and Lives October 15, 2022 a grandmother — who were victims of Russian brutality. an animal lover New reporting illuminates the fortitude of three women — a former public servant NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +
Peter Thiel, Major U.S. Political Donor, Is Said to Pursue Maltese Citizenship October 15, 2022 NYT > World > Europe NYTimes Obtaining citizenship in Malta would provide another passport for Mr. Thiel who is one of the largest individual donors for the U.S. midterm elections. +
Belarus Wavers as Putin Presses It to Join Ukraine War October 14, 2022 Aleksandr Lukashenko but entering the fight could be ‘political suicide.’ finds himself in a bind. He survives with support from Russia NYT > World > Europe NYTimes The country’s strongman +
Putin Defends Military Draft in Russia From Pro-War Criticism October 14, 2022 NYT > World > Europe NYTimes The Russian president said the draft should be completed within two weeks. +
Turkey Allows Jail Terms for What It Deems ‘Fake News’ October 14, 2022 NYT > World > Europe NYTimes Rights advocates fear the government could use newly passed legislation to restrict speech and target critics in the run-up to crucial elections in June. +
Fifteen nations join European air-defense network spurred by Russia’s missile strikes in Ukraine. October 14, 2022 NYT > World > Europe NYTimes +