North Korea recommends dog-meat soup to combat summer heatwave
State media has portrayed leader Kim Jong Un enduring the heat during inspections as a show of solidarity.
One in five UK student loans goes to foreign nationals, mostly EU citizens
EU students arriving without either status lost access to tuition fee funding in 2021-22, a change that has not reduced the foreign share of lending.
Swedish Left Party MP praises jailed al-Aqsa Brigades commander
Ilona Szatmári Waldau, a Riksdag member for the Left Party, wrote an open letter to Ahmad al-Moghrabi, who is serving 18 life sentences in Israel.
French conservative journalist attacked by far-left mob
According to accounts based on his complaint and phone footage, he was recognised while leaving a bar with friends.
US settles with German energy firm for $1.22 billion to scrap offshore wind leases
The company described the resolution as serving the interests of its stakeholders and allowing it to redirect resources toward energy projects that can proceed with greater…
Iranian women footballers who sought asylum become Australian citizens
The pair were among seven members of Iran's delegation offered humanitarian visas while in Australia for the Women's Asian Cup in March.
Explosive drone at Leipzig sat beside Ukrainian freighter loaded with ammunition
Flight operations were suspended; the northern runway later reopened while forensic work continued on the southern side.
Meta says its AI model went rogue and hacked another company during testing
The model then “exploited a security vulnerability in a third-party service, in a manner similar to previously reported instances with other companies”.
Amsterdam wants people to barbecue less
According to the municipality, smoke from charcoal and fire pits causes health problems and a nuisance.
French Greens leader calls for ban on X during elections
She argued that the platform, owned by Elon Musk, should be treated as a content editor rather than a neutral intermediary.
Gianni Infantino receives ‘full support’ from FIFA leadership after crisis meeting
European countries even threatened to boycott future men's and women's World Cups if the plans went ahead.
Drone with explosives at Leipzig airport indicates possible attack
The incident prompted Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt to interrupt his holiday in Italy and return for an emergency security briefing.
Men connected to death of French streamer get suspended prison sentence and digital ban
Both were also ordered to refrain from streaming platforms for six months, an unusual judicial “bannissement numérique.”
More than 9,000 domestic abusers set to be freed under Labour’s early prison release scheme
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has excluded offenders convicted of rape, serious child sexual offences and grooming after an urgent review.
German minister sees electricity price relief only in the 2030s
"We are ending the EEG as an all-round, worry-free package," Reiche said in Berlin, adding that over-subsidisation would be abolished.
Ukraine will ‘never’ join NATO, former commander Zaluzhnyi says
He argued that it was impossible to join, given the level of development of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, "an organisation guided by the doctrines of the Second World War".
Austrian taxpayers fund nearly €400,000 study on ‘right-wing extremism in fashion’
The team conducts fieldwork, archive research and online analysis, and collaborates with the Polarization and Extremism Research & Innovation Lab (PERIL) at American University…
Conservative GB News marks full year as Britain’s number one news channel
The channel first overtook both the BBC News Channel and Sky News for a full calendar month in July 2025.
High microplastic levels found near Turkish recycling hub handling British plastic waste
Pellets, films and fragments characteristic of recycling waste were identified exclusively downstream.
Vannacci: ‘Sánchez is right. On immigration, Meloni is a fiasco’
The ex-military said that Italy is being "Governed by a watered-down, fearful right, without the courage to make decisive decisions".
EPP leader Weber urges ‘isolated Sánchez government’ to reverse course on migration
He argued that the broad support for protests against Spanish PM and his unilateral approach showed that “the left-wing Sánchez government is isolated”.
Former Biden COVID coordinator says pandemic ‘probably was a lab leak’
He emphasised that no one outside China can know with certainty and called for greater transparency and accountability from Chinese officials.
Germany prepares secret plan for electricity shortage for ‘several days to weeks’
The agency, acting as federal load distributor, can then order reductions or temporary halt of consumption with notice of 24 hours to three days.
Summer wildfires already cost Europe more than €3 billion
In Spain, industry representatives estimate that annual prevention spending runs at roughly €800 million, while one euro spent on prevention can save around €100 in firefighting…
Scottish woman who helped refugees found dead in suitcase in Athens; Afghan man arrested
Forensic examination indicated she had died several days earlier, with initial indications pointing to asphyxiation, though toxicology results were still being processed.
German industry losing 15,000 jobs a month
High energy costs, bureaucracy, skilled-labour shortages and external pressures, including US trade policies and Chinese market distortions.
German prosecutors charge former SPD judge over 1.8 million abuse files
The haul is described as one of the largest involving a single individual in Lower Saxony, northern Germany.
Wind farm cables triggered huge wildfire in Greece
The blaze began on Friday morning near Agios Vasileios in the Boeotia region at a site known as Mavro Spithari.
German neo-Nazi is officially allowed to call himself Adolfa
Formerly known as André B., the man from the Apolda area completed the official name and gender change in 2025.
Traffickers smuggle migrants out of Britain to exploit Spain’s migrant amnesty
Spain’s scheme offers a one-year renewable residence and work permit to those who can show they lived in the country for at least five months before the end of 2025 and…