Europe Today
Top stories from across Europe: breaking news, analysis and what matters today.
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Arrest after Spain's largest wildfire of year burns 12,000 hectares
A suspected arsonist has been detained as Spain battles simultaneous wildfires, exposing the growing strain on European emergency …
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Weather tracker: Thunderstorms strike across Europe amid record heatwave
Storms are typical during intense heat but this week’s have been extreme. Plus, deadly monsoon rains in Bangladesh Hailstones the …
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How common is street theft in Italy's tourist hotspots?
After a spate of headlines about thieves snatching luxury watches and jewellery from tourists on the streets of Italy's cities, is…
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Iran widens attacks as truce unravels, oil jumps 11% this week
The collapse of a U.S.-Iran truce and the widening of military strikes across the Gulf have pushed crude prices up more than 11 pe…
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Major drop in pollution: How the 'Typhoon Project' is transforming Greece's beaches
Volunteers have helped transformed coastal areas across a slew of popular Greek islands.
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Chile assesses damage after deadly storm surge floods coastal city of Penco
Chile's central coast has been hit by an exceptional storm surge that flooded homes and damaged infrastructure. Authorities are ur…
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EU launches legal action against 17 member states over new single permit rules
The European Commission this week launched legal action against 17 member states over the application of the new directive on the …
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Malta tops TUI water sports ranking as active tourism surges
Malta leads a new ranking of European water sports destinations, reflecting a broader boom in active tourism that now accounts for…
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UK's next PM Burnham vows end to neoliberalism, calms Brexit talk
Andy Burnham will take over as UK prime minister on Monday, bringing a left-leaning economic agenda and a promise not to reopen Br…
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Qatar’s air defence intercepts fresh Iranian missile barrage over Doha
Iran has unleashed a new wave of attacks across the Gulf, targeting Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan, following Tehran’s continuo…
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GreenMobility targets 14,000 new Danish users by renting to 17-year-olds
GreenMobility is letting 17-year-olds rent cars in Denmark’s two largest cities, testing whether telematics can safely open a trad…
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How much does it cost to move apartments in Germany?
Whether you're arriving in Germany or relocating within the country, moving apartments is not cheap. But with some forward plannin…
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Nicaragua severs Italy ties over harboured PM's assassin
Nicaragua has broken off diplomatic relations with Italy after Rome criticised Managua for sheltering a convicted killer, further …
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Europe's June heatwave caused over 12,000 excess deaths
Record June temperatures caused at least 12,000 excess deaths across Europe, exposing a fatal gap in how governments manage climat…
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Regulator clears Spain's Almaraz nuclear plant for extension
Spain's nuclear safety regulator has backed keeping the Almaraz plant open, creating a political dilemma for a government balancin…
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Trump Media to sell millisecond feed of market-moving posts
Trump Media & Technology Group will sell millisecond access to market-moving social media posts to algorithmic traders, a move tha…
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Trump Media to sell fast data feed to algorithmic traders
Donald Trump’s media company will offer financial firms millisecond access to his platform’s market-moving posts, raising fresh co…
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France and England prepare for gloomy World Cup send-off
France and England will bid a gloomy farewell to the World Cup on Saturday when they face each other in the third-place play-off i…
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Athens defends €6m Nolan subsidy as US casting row misses Greece
The Greek government is defending a €6 million state subsidy for Christopher Nolan’s "The Odyssey" against nationalist criticism, …
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Spain PM's wife to stand trial for influence peddling
A Spanish court has ordered a jury trial for Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's wife on influence peddling and embezzlement charges, d…
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Heightened grass and grey pollen risk throughout Sweden
There is a high or heightened risk of high grass pollen levels throughout the country. In addition, grey pollen is starting to spr…
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Spain 'strongest' team, EU Sport Commissioner backs La Roja
Glenn Micallef, EU sport commissioner, says the expanded World Cup format "worked" ahead of Sunday's final. Micallef says the tour…
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France and Germany seek defence reset after fighter jet collapse
France and Germany are launching a new push to align their defence industries after the collapse of a flagship fighter jet project…
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High risk of fire in large parts of Sweden as heat continues
The warm and dry weather has led to a high or extremely high risk of ground and forest fires in large parts of the country.