Category: 3. Europe
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Heatwaves, drought grip Europe, fueling calls for global action-Xinhua
A boy cools off at a fountain in a park in Madrid, Spain, June 29, 2025. Spain has been hit by a new round of heatwave since Saturday, with temperatures in many regions expected to exceed 40 degrees Celsius in the coming days. (Photo by Gustavo… -
Ukraine’s drone wall is Europe’s first line of defense against Russia
As Russia’s summer offensive continues to unfold along a front line measuring hundreds of miles, Ukraine’s overstretched…
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Lithuania's defence chief praises Philippine campaign about Beijing's aggression in South China Sea
A 2016 international arbitration decision invalidated China’s claims based on the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, but Beijing has rejected the ruling and continues to defy it.
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Von der Leyen lends an ear to German industry (again) as climate and trade crunches loom – POLITICO
Indeed, just as the CEOs were pouring out their woes to the Commission president, a few floors below, Teresa Ribera, commissioner for a clean industrial transition, was presenting the bloc’s climate targets for 2040.
Von der Leyen’s center-right European People’s Party is widely accused…
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Heat Wave Forecast: Tracking High Temperatures in Europe
Intense heat has contributed to record-breaking summer temperatures around the globe in recent years. Here’s the latest forecast, and where it’s expected to be warmer than usual:
High-temperature…
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EU Commissioner for Climate Wopke Hoekstra defends carbon credits
The European Commissioner for Climate defends the strategy of paying other countries to cut Europe carbon emissions. In an interview with Euronews, Wopke Hoekstra, explains it as an opportunity to “build bridges” with Africa and Latin America.
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Von der Leyen to face Parliament confidence vote next Thursday – POLITICO
At this stage, the vote is mainly symbolic — the majority of political groups have already signaled that they will vote against the motion of no confidence — but it underscores the growing anger with her in Brussels after a string of controversial moves and scandals.
If the no-confidence…
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I Moved From US to Europe for My Husband’s Job; Struggled for 11 Years
When my husband got the opportunity to transfer his job to Amsterdam, we were both in our early 30s, living in an apartment we owned in Brooklyn.
I’d always considered New York City my dream place to live, but living…
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Romanian ultranationalist Georgescu to face trial over fascist propaganda – POLITICO
Former Romanian presidential candidate Călin Georgescu was indicted on Wednesday for endorsing fascist propaganda, according to a press release from a prosecution office attached to the High Court of Cassation and Justice.
Prosecutors allege that between June 16, 2020 and…
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Cyprus: a never ending partition?
ADVERTISEMENTEuronews reporter Valerie Gauriat went to island to hear from young Cypriots from both sides of the divide about their perspectives on the ongoing partition, and their visions for the future.
“My generation is dropping down the blame game. We have seen what not to do”, says…
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