Europe

Business

Tech titan Jeff Bezos eyes Liverpool as more US moguls buy up UK teams

Several other US billionaires like Mark Walters and Todd Boehly also have stakes in UK football and other sports teams.

11/08/2026

Earth News

Jellyfish force shutdown of three reactors at French nuclear plant

Experts say overfishing, plastic pollution and warming seas due to climate change have created conditions allowing jellyfish to thrive and reproduce.

11/08/2026

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France’s oldest lumberjack contest puts axe skills to the test

France’s 73rd lumberjacking championship in Chamrousse saw 60 competitors race axes through logs, preserving Alpine forestry traditions for 2,000 spectators.

11/08/2026

Economy

Extreme heat threatens Italy's Parmigiano-backed loans

Extreme heat is squeezing Italy's "cheese banks", the climate-controlled vaults in Emilia-Romagna where hundreds of thousands of Parmigiano Reggiano wheels sit as collateral for farm loans, pushing up energy bills and thinning the milk supply that fills them.

11/08/2026

Earth News

Europe’s grid operators plan for dip in solar power during the eclipse

While many are excitedly awaiting the eclipse, for the solar industry it’s a bit of a headache.

11/08/2026

Europe News

Grape harvest in Hungary's Villány wine region down 30% due to drought

Winegrowers say this year's harvest in Hungary's southernmost wine region will be smaller as dry heat forces early ripening, cutting yields.

11/08/2026

Sport

Trump signals support for Infantino as FIFA crisis rumbles on

"If he is gone, it will never be as successful or profitable again," US President Donald Trump wrote of Infantino and the World Cup in a post on Truth Social.

11/08/2026

Tech News

EU rules force Anthropic to expose AI writing worldwide

Anthropic will invisibly watermark all of Claude's text and file output from 2 August to meet EU AI Act transparency rules, with the marking applied globally, whether or not the user is anywhere near Brussels.

11/08/2026

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Russia launches massive overnight barrage on Ukraine, leaving nine dead

Russia killed at least nine people in Ukraine overnight on Tuesday, as missile and drone strikes hit Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk, according to regional authorities.

11/08/2026

Tech News

US court rejects Meta, Google and TikTok's 'lawsuit immunity' claims

Section 230 was built to shield tech giants from what users post — not, the Ninth Circuit ruled, from claims that Meta, Google and TikTok built platforms designed to addict them.

11/08/2026

Europe News

Latvia steps up border security amid surge in migration from Belarus

The Latvian government says the increase in irregular migration represents a hybrid threat orchestrated by Russia and Belarus.

11/08/2026

Europe News

Poland residents told to be cautious after possible puma sighting

If the big cat is located, authorities say they are not planning to shoot it. The animal is to be tranquillised and then safely captured.

11/08/2026

Europe News

How the securitarian agenda came to dominate EU migration policy

The Ceuta migrant influx exposed how the political right-wing now dominates EU migration policy, with even left-wing leaders adopting a security-first approach as progressive policies are increasingly isolated.

11/08/2026

Ukraine

Zelenskyy: Russia fired North Korean missiles in overnight strike

Ukraine's president has repeatedly sounded the alarm over deepening military ties between Moscow and Pyongyang, often while appealing for more Western air-defence supplies.

11/08/2026

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Spain’s Huelva blaze threatens homes, 800 evacuated amid severe drought

A massive wildfire in Spain’s Huelva province has forced 800 evacuations, burned around 20,000 hectares and comes during Europe’s worsening drought crisis.

11/08/2026

Art

Cappadocia Biennial charts new course between art and geography

The first Cappadocia Biennial, built around the theme "Birth", stands out for keeping its works rooted in the Turkish region's natural and historical landscape.

11/08/2026

Russia

Russia bars its only anti-war party from September elections

The Supreme Court ruling came just days after the Central Election Commission had unanimously approved the party's registration, prompting speculation that the initial approval was itself a Kremlin-orchestrated manoeuvre.

11/08/2026

Earth News

Italian coral smugglers arrested on Greek island

The 'red gold' of the Mediterranean is being wiped out by smugglers: Arrest on Skopelos sounds alarm over high prices and poor protections.

11/08/2026

Travel News

Dog-friendly beaches in Spain: Where to swim with your pet this summer

Spain has more than 100 dog-friendly beaches. Before travelling with your pet, check which stretches of sand allow dogs and the local rules in each area.

11/08/2026

Health news

WHO warehouse in Ukraine destroyed after overnight strikes 

A World Health Organization humanitarian warehouse holding supplies worth an estimated $500,000 was destroyed, as Kyiv and Moscow exchanged missile strikes over the weekend.

11/08/2026

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Watch: Competitors battle it out in France's pig-squealing contest

Competitors from France and abroad gather in the village of Trie-sur-Baïse for its annual pig-squealing championship, a quirky festival that draws thousands of visitors.

11/08/2026

Europe News

Europe in flames: Wildfire contained near Athens, evacuations in Spain

Much of Europe is bracing for yet another scorching heatwave following periods of record drought that have driven rivers to historic lows, ignited historic forest fires and contributed to thousands of deaths.

10/08/2026

Europe News

Germany to boost police anti-drone unit after Leipzig airport incident

Germany and other European countries have repeatedly observed UAVs flying over sensitive sites such as airports, military bases and industrial plants.

10/08/2026

Europe News

Russia readying more North Korean troops and missiles, Zelenskyy says

At the weekend, Zelenskyy said a decision had been taken for 30,000-50,000 North Koreans to be deployed on Russian soil. He did not explain how he obtained the figures.

10/08/2026

Europe News

Drought forces water restrictions across nearly 70% of France

A series of heatwaves over the past three months, compounded by drought, have broken temperature records, caused thousands of excess deaths, and fuelled massive wildfires.

10/08/2026

Europe News

Ceuta leader wants migrant detention centre after mass influx

Some 72,000 migrants breached the border in an unprecedented and deadly rush between 30-31 July, with 70,000 having since returned to Morocco, according to Spanish government figures.

10/08/2026