Category: 3. Europe

Heat isn’t the only factor in the number of heat-related deaths.

A recent midsummer heat wave in Europe killed around 2,300 people in just 12 cities. A new study blamed 1,500 of those deaths on global warming. Human-caused carbon…

Zu Gast beim POLITICO-Spaziergang: AfD-Co-Parteichef Tino Chrupalla. Im Gespräch mit Gordon Repinski geht es um die russischen Angriffe auf die Ukraine und warum das Land aus seiner Sicht für einen Frieden Gebiete abtreten sollte. Chrupalla erklärt, warum die EU für ihn…

Despite being banned, the International Movement of Satanists doesn’t actually exist, although if it did, its address would be 666 Devil’s Alley, Hell, Norway (yes, there is a village called Hell in Norway). What the Russian judges are banning is the idea of devil worship, which is…

“By refusing to act, EU leaders decided to be complicit with the ongoing genocide in Gaza,” Chris Lockyear, secretary-general of medical organization MSF International, told POLITICO by email. “EU leaders must now show the courage and political will to act.”

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Alec Clark, independent deputy leader of South Ayrshire Council 

Trump’s presence will generate global attention — but Alec Clark will have to deal with the local reaction long after the president has jetted back to America. The independent deputy leader of South Ayrshire Council,…

Trump mocked Barack Obama more than two dozen times for going golfing while there were issues that needed the White House’s attention. “Can you believe that, with all of the problems and difficulties facing the U.S., President Obama spent the day playing golf?” Trump said in 2014. In…

Tune in at 7 p.m. on Monday, July 28 for an evening of travel inspiration with Rick Steves—featuring expert tips, alpine adventures, live studio broadcasts, local hosts, and your first chance to get…

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