Europe Today
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US-Iran conflict widens after deadly tanker attack in Strait of Hormuz
Commercial shipping has come under attack in the Strait of Hormuz as the US and Iran exchange military action, raising fears the c…
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Germany loses cheap flights as airlines shift capacity abroad
Rising airport charges and taxes are forcing low-cost airlines to abandon German routes, pushing average fares up by double digits…
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Hormuz attacks push Brent above $85 as US strikes Iranian nuclear port
US military strikes on Iranian port cities and Tehran's attacks on commercial shipping have shattered a June ceasefire, pushing Br…
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Swiss regulator probes Google over dropped Android choice screen
Switzerland's competition watchdog has opened an investigation after Google removed a feature letting Android users pick their def…
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TikTok policy chief defends safety measures amid EU push to limit children's social media access
TikTok's policy chief defended the platform's safety measures as the European Union pushes ahead with restricting children's acces…
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Spanish PM's brother convicted as graft probes squeeze coalition
A Spanish court has banned Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s brother from public office for nine years, compounding a series of corru…
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Poland to host Franco-British drills for Ukraine peace guarantees
Poland will host French and British military exercises this autumn to prepare security guarantees for a post-war Ukraine, marking …
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Zelenskyy joins Macron and European leaders in Paris for Bastille Day
Volodymyr Zelenskyy joins Emmanuel Macron and European leaders at a Ukraine-focused Bastille Day parade in Paris showcasing milita…
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PM Sánchez's brother banned from office over tailor-made job
A Spanish court has banned Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s brother from public office for nine years over a fabricated civil servic…
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EU prepares unilateral tariffs on Chinese imports before October deadline
The European Commission will bypass stalled talks and impose unilateral trade defences against China to protect its manufacturing …
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3,000-year-old Egyptian tomb with vivid afterlife paintings uncovered near Luxor
Dating back to Egypt’s Ramesside period - the era of powerful pharaohs such as Ramesses II - the tomb features scenes of religious…
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Sanchez brother convicted as Spanish corruption scandals multiply
A Spanish court has banned Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's brother from public office for nine years, adding to a cascade of corrup…
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Erling Haaland returns to Norway after World Cup exit with a strange new friend
Erling Haaland is trending again, even if Norway has exited the World Cup. The player landed in Oslo and showed off a souvenir he …
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Haaland prompts 91 baby namesakes in Peru after World Cup
The Manchester City striker's World Cup performances have translated into hundreds of Peruvian namesakes, underscoring the immense…
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Norway braces for potential all-time heat record as temperatures approach 37C
Southern Norway is facing an intense heatwave that could shatter a 54-year-old national temperature record, highlighting the growi…
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EU population peaks in 2029, pressuring long-term growth
The bloc's population will begin a century-long decline in five years, threatening labour shortages and public budgets as the work…
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Europe's population to peak in 2029 before historic decline
The EU's population will peak in 2029 before falling to 1970s levels by the end of the century, forcing the bloc to confront sever…
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France-Spain semi-final hits €2.8bn in player assets
The World Cup's most expensive last-four tie highlights the vast capital tied up in European football talent, even as US ticket ma…
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First Bundibugyo Ebola vaccine to start human trials in the UK
Scientists in Oxford will start to test the world's first vaccine against Bundibugyo Ebola, as an outbreak of the rare virus strai…
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Norway's crown princess discharged from hospital after lung transplant
Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit has been discharged from hospital as she recovers from a lung transplant in June, the royal pa…
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Street artists from 21 countries transform Oslo into an open-air graffiti gallery
Oslo’s former industrial district became an open-air gallery as 40 artists from 21 countries painted murals over three days at one…
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French football's talent surplus spotlights untapped human capital
As France reaches its third straight World Cup semi-final, the national team's reliance on home-grown talent from marginalized sub…
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TELL US: What's it like working in Denmark in the peak summer months?
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EU opens accession chapters for Ukraine and three other candidates
The European Union advanced accession negotiations with Ukraine, Moldova, Albania and Montenegro, a landmark shift unblocked by Hu…