Europe Today
Top stories from across Europe: breaking news, analysis and what matters today.
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Where are property taxes highest and lowest in Europe?
Buying a home in Europe? Taxes follow you from purchase to sale. Here's where property is taxed most and least.
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Sweden prides itself on equality – so why is its political gender gap growing?
As general election looms, survey shows twice as many men as women support far-right Sweden Democrats One is led by Sweden’s first…
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‘This process has turned into a form of torture’: inside the trial of Erdoğan’s challenger
He was elected mayor of Istanbul in 2019, and had announced his candidacy for the 2028 presidential elections. But Ekrem İmamoğlu …
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US launches strikes on Iran for third straight night as Trump says deal still 'possible'
Following the latest US strikes, the UAE said Iran attacked two ships in the Strait of Hormuz with missiles, as Iran said it carri…
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Several foreign nationals among victims of deadly Spain wildfire
Thirteen people, including five Britons, three Belgians and one national each from France and Spain, were killed in one of Spain's…
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Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy seeks 300 Patriots to get through winter
Kyiv to anchor European alternative missile defence system called Freyja; more sanctions against Russian state hacking outfits. Wh…
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Hungarian parliament votes to remove president and purge judiciary
Hungary's new government has used its supermajority to remove the president and senior judges, accelerating the dismantling of an …
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Ukraine and allies set up coalition to tackle Russia ballistic missile threat
Ukraine and key Western allies on Monday announced an air-defence coalition that would include jointly developing a new anti-ball…
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Summer skiers head to melting glacier as heatwave grips France
Hundreds of skiers headed to the Grande Motte glacier in Tignes to escape France's heatwave and enjoy summer skiing. But visitors …
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Replay: Macron speaks as Ukraine’s ‘Coalition of the Willing’ meeting ends in Paris
Ukraine has ordered 16 Rafale fighter jets, an initial batch of new-generation SAMP/T surface-to-air defence batteries, and licen…
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‘Coalition of the willing’ to build shared European anti-ballistic programme
Ukraine and nine other countries including UK issue joint statement as leaders meet Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Paris Ukraine and nine …
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Willing to pay: how much? Ukraine allies in Paris without the United States
Forget last week's NATO summit where Donald Trump put the alliance through an emotional rollercoaster. It's Bastille Day in Paris,…
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World Cup 2026 sticker swap draws thousands for Guinness World Record attempt
Thousands of football fans gathered in Mexico City's Zócalo to swap 2026 World Cup stickers as part of a Guinness World Record att…
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Peace is possible, Aliyev tells global media forum in Shusha
Azerbaijan's president also told the Shusha Global Media Forum that long-term gas contracts were needed for Baku to expand product…
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Hungarian parliament removes President Tamás Sulyok from office
Hungary's parliament has approved the 17th amendment to the constitution. Prime Mİnister Péter Magyar says this is a key step that…
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The Guardian view on Volkswagen’s crisis: another wake-up call for Germany and the EU | Editorial
Robust action is needed to protect European industries from unfair competition. The alternative is social strife amid growing inse…
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Briton tells of surviving Spain wildfire in car as wife and friends died trying to run to safety
Malcolm Timbrell's wife and their friends are thought to have died when a devastating wildfire tore through their village in Spain…
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UK joins EU's €90 billion loan for Ukraine with promise of 'fair' contribution
London has agreed to join in the long-in-the-making EU plan to give Ukraine a much-needed financial boost.
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Trump reimposes US blockade and demands 20% Hormuz shipping fee
Trump declared the US would collect a 20% fee on all Hormuz cargo as "Guardian of the Strait," flipping the script on Iran's own t…
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Portuguese pharmaceutical firms donate 8.7 tonnes of medicines to earthquake-hit Venezuela
Portugal has dispatched 8.7 tonnes of donated medical supplies to Venezuela, marking a critical intervention in a worsening public…
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Watch: Horses evacuated as fire approaches riding centre near Paris
The Fontainebleau forest blaze, described by officials as of 'exceptional scale', continues to rage for the second day.
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What the Berlin mayor's shock withdrawal means for the coming election
Following Kai Wegner’s dramatic decision to withdraw as the CDU’s lead candidate for Berlin’s September election, we look at his l…
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Ukraine calls for Polish politicians to “stop inciting hatred” after Ukrainian girls abused on bus
Police have identified and detained a man who was filmed hurling xenophobic obscenities at two young Ukrainians.
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Qatar-Mexico Year of Culture builds lasting ties beyond the World Cup
The Qatar-Mexico Year of Culture uses art, film, food and football to strengthen cultural ties long after the 2026 World Cup.