No festival-goers are currently in attendance, although several employees are believed to be on-site for set up.
Category: 3. Europe
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Fire breaks out at Belgium's Tomorrowland music festival ahead of Friday opening
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Main stage at Belgium's Tomorrowland music festival completely destroyed by fire
Organisers say posts on social media from festival-goers claiming to have received emails saying Tomorrowland had been cancelled were “Fake news”.
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Volcano erupts in Iceland spewing lava from the ground
A volcano has erupted in Iceland spewing out streams of bright yellow and orange lava – the latest in a string of volcanic events in the region in recent years.
Iceland has seen about 12 eruptions since volcanic systems on the Reykjanes peninsula – close to the capital Reykjavik – became active…
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Trump says he will set tariffs for 150 small countries in one swoop
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he intends to send a single letter telling more than 150 countries what tariff rate they will face.
“It’s all going to be the same for everyone, for that group,” Trump told reporters during a meeting with the Bahrain Crown Prince Salman bin…
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New rule of law conditions proposed for next EU budget could hit Hungary
All payments under the biggest item in the seven-year budget plan could be linked to the rule of law, according to plans proposed by the European Commission. This would include cohesion and agricultural funds not yet suspended by Brussels.
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Photos: Astronomers capture the birth of planets around a baby sun outside our solar system
In a cosmic first, scientists identified signs of early planet formation by looking deep into the gas disk around a baby star far outside our solar system.
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Israel hails EU decision not to sanction over Gaza while Palestinians are 'shocked'
The EU’s 27 foreign ministers decided at a meeting in Brussels earlier this week not to “punish” Israel for its actions in Gaza and to “keep a close watch” on the country’s implementation of a recent agreement to improve the flow of aid in the strip.
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EU unveils €2-trillion budget proposal – DW – 07/16/2025
The European Union‘s executive branch, the European Commission, on Wednesday presented its proposal for a significant budget increase to €2 trillion ($2.33 trillion) for the period 2028-2034.
The figure represents an €800-billion…
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Future Palestinian state a place for women and respect for law, claims foreign minister
Palestinian Foreign Minister Varsen Shahin said any future Palestinian state will be pluralistic, with respect for any deal on a two-state solution for Israel and adherence to international law. She said the Palestinian Authority is on a path to root out corruption, which she admitted “takes time”.
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After decades of division, can this European country finally find peace?
The two sides in one of Europe’s longest running disputes…
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