Europe Today
Top stories from across Europe: breaking news, analysis and what matters today.
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Magdeburg Christmas market car attacker sentenced to life in prison
A German court on Friday jailed for life a Saudi psychiatrist who killed six people and wounded more than 300 when he drove a rent…
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Berlin schools plagued by rising violence and structural discrimination
From rising aggression to discrimination and high levels of stress, a bleak picture of life for young students in German classroom…
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Fact check: As Europe bakes, should you trust your sunscreen?
As a heatwave sweeps across Europe, claims are resurfacing online questioning whether sunscreen is safe or linked to skin cancer r…
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French Expression of The Day: Copains comme cochons
This French expression doesn't actually mean you're friends with a pig.
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Micron falls 5% in premarket, paring earlier gains amid tech rout
Micron Technology's shares tumbled on Friday amid a global sell-off in technology stocks.
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EU seizes 7,000 tonnes of illegal textile waste in Italy-Turkey bust
The seizure of thousands of tonnes of mislabelled synthetic clothing exposes the illicit profits being made as Europe struggles to…
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Ukraine launches 40-day operation to ‘pressure Russia to end the war’
After several weeks of a strike campaign against energy and military targets in Moscow-occupied Crimea, Ukraine is now launching a…
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Denmark adds gender-neutral pronouns and tax terms to official dictionary
Denmark’s official dictionary has added 292 new words including gender-neutral pronouns, reflecting broader European shifts in soc…
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Spain faces record summer heat as El Niño raises economic risks
Spain’s state weather agency is forecasting another exceptionally hot summer with a high probability of severe storms, adding fres…
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Why are Ukrainian drones targeting annexed Crimea's infrastructures?
Kyiv is seeking retribution and one of its targets is Crimea. The peninsula annexed by Russia in 2014 now threatens to become Mosc…
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Hospitals struggle as European heatwave moves east
As hospitals buckle and warnings spread east, the heatwave is exposing how unprepared much of Europe remains for extreme temperatu…
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Arts and humanities graduates earn less than those who didn't go to university
PRESS REVIEW – Friday, June 26: Papers discuss the scientific and political aspects of the earthquakes in Venezuela. Next: a new s…
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Migration Agency chief: 'Sweden's government has done everything as it's supposed to be done'
Migration Agency director general Maria Mindhammar told The Local how proud she is of the way her agency has risen to the challeng…
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Shipping rebounds in Strait of Hormuz one week after U.S.-Iran deal – but fragile confidence threatens recovery
Shipping traffic through the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz is recovering one week after the U.S. and Iran signed an interim…
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Live: Paris Pride postponed, drowning death toll rises as Europe swelters in record heatwave
Organisers of the Paris Pride March on Friday postponed the annual event scheduled for Saturday after police ordered them to chang…
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French phrase of the day: Je dis ça, je dis rien
For when there’s something you know you shouldn’t say, but you just can’t help yourself.
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VIDEO: Why Paris' zinc rooftops are hot enough to cook a crêpe
As France sizzles under the heatwave, a video has gone viral of a man on the rooftop of a Paris apartment cooking a crêpe using on…
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Ukraine launches 660-drone assault targeting Russian energy
Ukraine has launched one of its largest-ever drone assaults on Russian energy infrastructure, signaling a shift toward sustained e…
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IN NUMBERS: Yes, summers in Italy really are getting hotter
Italy has always been hot, so does the latest wave of extreme weather warnings really mark a rise in temperatures? Or is it just a…
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MAPS: Austria on extreme heat alert as temperatures forecast to rise above 40C
People in Austria have been sweltering in the last days as a heatwave grips Europe. It's expected to get even hotter, with tempera…
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Record June heatwave exposes Europe's growing climate economic risk
A record-breaking June heatwave that scientists link unequivocally to climate change is forcing European governments and businesse…
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Heat causes Swedish train derailment, severing Stockholm-Gothenburg link
A train derailment caused by heat-expanded tracks has severed a key Swedish rail corridor, disrupting business and passenger trave…
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Heatwave cuts power to 46,000 French homes, exposing grid risks
Tens of thousands of French homes lost electricity as extreme heat strained ageing underground cables, highlighting a continent-wi…
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Montenegro police arrest Iranian accused of hacking US universities
The suspect is accused of helping steal data from more than 150 US universities over a hacking campaign dating back to 2013.