Europe Today
Top stories from across Europe: breaking news, analysis and what matters today.
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What you need to know about wild swimming in Norway before you dive in
Now that summer is here, locals and visitors are eager to enjoy a refreshing dip in Norway’s beautiful fjords, lakes, and coastal …
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Canada to join Eurovision song contest from 2027
Country is first to join since Australia in 2015 as event director says it ‘continues to welcome the world’ Canada will join the …
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France heatwave: hospitals adapt urgently ahead of new hot spell
In France, hospitals and other healthcare facilities are trying to learn lessons from the recent extreme heatwave, as another spel…
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Who is Ukrainian oligarch Vadym Yermolaiev, the suspected target of the Monaco bombing?
The explosion that wounded three people in Monaco Monday night is being treated as an “attempted murder”. So who was the target? W…
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Germany debates easing strict dismissal laws for smaller firms
Germany's governing coalition is weighing proposals to weaken employment protections, a move that could lower operating costs for …
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Austria records longest-ever June heatwave
The recent heatwave that roasted Europe marked Austria's longest-ever in June, the national weather agency said on Wednesday.
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Spain records more than 1,000 excess deaths due to June heatwave
Spain has attributed 1,028 excess deaths to a blistering heatwave that hit Europe last week – a figure more than double the number…
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Rosé, sparkling and non-alcoholic: The best French wines to enjoy this summer
From rosés to chilled reds and France's burgeoning non-alcoholic wine sector, Lyon-based wine expert Caroline Fazeli shares her ti…
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2L bottles, laptops: Vienna Airport announces new security rules
Passengers flying from Vienna Airport can now leave laptops, phones and liquids in their hand luggage at security, as new CT scann…
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Mattel releases new Barbie in partnership with Miley Cyrus
Mattel releases yet another celebrity Barbie - this time with the American singer-songwriter and actress Miley Cyrus.
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Ukraine hits Russia's Ufa oil refinery for second time in a week, Zelenskyy says
Ukraine’s domestically developed and manufactured drones and missiles have been hammering Russian oil facilities, including refine…
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Unemployed man takes lost Sorolla painting from Seville to Murcia
A 57-year-old tourist from Murcia picked up in Seville a painting by a Valencian artist that had been left on the street and took …
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Businessman accused of ordering Daphne Caruana Galizia murder stands trial in Malta
Yorgen Fenech, who denies all charges, appears in court more than nine years after the journalist’s death The businessman accused …
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Ukraine, Putin or call centre fraud: The theories behind assassination attempt on Ukrainian tycoon in Monaco
A manhunt continues for the suspect two days since Vadym Iermolaiev was targeted by a suspected parcel bomb in the lobby of his ap…
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German FA headquarters searched in Euro 2024 graft probe
Investigators raided Germany's football association headquarters and other locations across the country Wednesday as part of a pro…
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How Paris became a nexus for Black culture
It’s got Europe’s largest Black population, the world’s second-biggest rap scene and a long literary history. But even as diaspori…
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Heat dome to bring 40C Saharan air to Spain this weekend
After a few days of relative relief from the heatwave that hit all of mainland Spain, the mercury will rise again from Thursday on…
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Ireland 'ambitious' to open more negotiation chapters with Ukraine during EU presidency
Ireland's Minister of State for European Affairs and Defence, Thomas Byrne, said the country's six-month EU presidency will be a "…
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Mourners attend funerals for 14 Pakistani children killed in tutoring centre roof collapse
Police are investigating whether negligence during ongoing construction work caused the collapse that left another eight children …
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How this country is adopting AI in schools
Kazakhstan is turning to artificial intelligence to narrow educational disparities and reduce the teachers’ administrative workloa…
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‘Most spectacular own goal in history’: new EU rules threaten to shut out UK car manufacturers
EU urged to make UK exempt from rules that risk becoming the most damaging consequence of Brexit yet The EU’s car industry has cal…
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Health ministry changes conditions for resident doctors in framework statute reform
The draft bill, widely criticised across the sector and still awaiting approval in Congress, offers limited improvements for stude…
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Health ministry changes conditions for medical residents in overhaul of framework statute
The draft bill, widely criticised in the sector and still awaiting Congress approval, improves students’ conditions, which the MIR…
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Why is Zurich getting rid of a motorway from it its territory?
Six motorways are currently crossing Zurich, but soon the Swiss canton will ‘lose’ one of them.