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Temperatures broke June records in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands on Friday as the death toll from Europe’s heatwave climbed in Spain and France and authorities cancelled concerts and other public events because of health risks. Germany’s highest ever temperature of 41.3C was recorded provisionally in the south-western city of Saarbrücken, just over the border…
A court in Germany has sentenced a man to life in prison for an attack on the Christmas market in Magdeburg in 2024, in which six people were killed. The court imposed the maximum sentence on the defendant, Taleb Al-Abdulmohsen, who is from Saudi Arabia. The 51-year-old was found guilty of murder. Prosecutors say he…
London’s schools, some decades or over a century old, are baking in 90-degree heat. In France, teachers have covered windows with blankets or chalk and let children play in water outside. Most students are just glad to kick off their shoes. “I feel like I’m in an oven,” said one of them, Raya Petrova, 7,…
“We will not be intimidated by the lack of light. We have gone through more than that, and we will survive now,” Razvozhayev said in a Telegram message to the public. “The enemy is again striking vilely, trying to deprive us of our usual living conditions and sow panic.” He said a “special regime” had…
When Andy Burnham arrived in Parliament on Monday as the Labour Party’s great hope for political redemption, the only thing missing was the white steed. The former mayor of Greater Manchester swept into the chamber for his swearing-in with the flourish and charisma that his fellow party members are praying will deliver them from electoral…
A new case of alleged fraud linked to emigration to Europe is currently shaking northern Morocco. In Tangier, the justice system has opened an investigation following several complaints targeting a network suspected of promising employment contracts in Belgium to dozens of emigration candidates in exchange for large sums of money. According to publicly released information,…
No subject divides European societies today more than immigration. No other theme influences elections as much, shapes public debate as deeply, or contributes as heavily to the rise of populist parties. More than just a migration issue, immigration has become the true political test facing Europe. For a long time, politicians approached the subject with…
Belgium likes to present itself as the laboratory of European compromise. Yet, behind this reassuring image lies a more worrying reality: never in several decades has the country appeared so politically, socially, and culturally fragmented. Recent developments in the Belgian political landscape reveal a major underlying trend: the multiplication of divides. Flemish versus French-speakers. Regions…
The transatlantic relationship between Europe and the United States is entering a new phase of uncertainty. The return of Donald Trump to the White House marks not only a political shift in Washington, but also a profound questioning of the strategic balances that have structured the West since the end of the Second World War….
For decades, Europe was convinced that its economic, social, and political model constituted a global benchmark. It possessed a powerful industry, considerable diplomatic influence, and one of the highest standards of living on the planet. Today, this certainty is wavering. The observation is brutal. The United States dominates disruptive technologies, artificial intelligence, and digital platforms….
