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A Perilous Time for Europe, and a Brazen Assassination in Moscow

A Perilous Time for Europe, and a Brazen Assassination in Moscow

The Headlines
Dec 17, 2024 7 min
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<p>Plus, a school shooting in Wisconsin.  </p><p> </p><p>Tune in every weekday morning. To get our full audio journalism and storytelling experience, <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nyt-audio/id1549293936"><strong>download</strong></a> the New York Times Audio app — available to Times news subscribers on iOS — and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/audio"><strong>sign up</strong></a> for our weekly newsletter.</p><p>Tell us what you think at: theheadlines@nytimes.com. </p><p><strong>On Today’s Episode:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/16/world/europe/germany-confidence-vote-scholz-snap-election.html" target="_blank"><strong>German Government Collapses at a Perilous Time for Europe</strong></a>, <i>by Christopher F. Schuetze and Jim Tankersley</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/world/europe/russian-general-bombing-moscow.html" target="_blank"><strong>Bomb Kills General Who Led Russia’s Nuclear Defense Force</strong></a>, <i>by Anton Troianovski and Constant Méheut</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/16/nyregion/trump-immunity-criminal-case.html" target="_blank"><strong>Judge Denies Trump’s Bid to Throw Out Conviction Over Immunity Ruling</strong></a>, <i>by Ben Protess and Kate Christobek</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/16/us/madison-wi-school-shooting-abundant-life.html" target="_blank"><strong>What We Know About the Madison School Shooting</strong></a>, <i>by Mitch Smith</i></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/15/arts/music/zakir-hussain-dead.html" target="_blank"><strong>Zakir Hussain, Tabla Virtuoso Who Fused Musical Traditions, Dies at 73</strong></a>, <i>by Jon Pareles</i></p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>

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