‘Mothers of Kherson’: An Operatic Show of Support for Ukraine 19. October 2026 (18:38) Operas don’t usually reflect current events. But “The Mothers of Kherson,” a product of artistic advocacy by the Met Opera, blends news and myth.(New York Times)
Ferocious criticism from all sides underlines Macron’s isolation 19. October 2026 (18:33) French president has compounded impression of arrogance with strategic errors – and consequences could be profoundEurope live – latest updatesThe near-universal chorus of condemnation that greeted Emmanuel Macron’s address to the nation on Sunday, after one of the most violent days of rioting and looting in France’s recent history, was a stark reflection of just how weakened he now is.Speaking from his office at the Élysée Palace, the president delivered an eight-minute speech expressing “anger and shame” after a weekend in which a town hall was set ablaze, 2,000-plus shops were looted, 2,300 people were arrested and 1,000 police injured. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
New details emerge on two killed after woman drove through Kansas soccer game 19. October 2026 (18:23) A boy, six, and woman, 35, were killed and 10 were injured after a woman drove on to the field at a youth soccer gameNew details have emerged about two people – including a child – killed when a woman drove a vehicle through a youth soccer game in Kansas, as officials on Monday continued to investigate the cause of the tragedy.Chris Adrian, a middle school soccer coach, said his family was heartbroken over losing his six-year-old son, Cole, who died after the incident at Wichita’s Stryker Sports Complex in which 10 others were hurt, some seriously. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Jenny Holzer Resurrects the Past to Lament the Present 19. October 2026 (18:13) Excerpts from archival letters and diaries were the basis for a number of the works in the American artist’s solo show at Paris’s Musée d’Orsay.(New York Times)
