A new study finds that achieving EU solar and wind targets, combined with heat pump adoption, could cut gas demand by around a quarter by 2030 — enough to offset anticipated LNG imports from Qatar, though Europe’s clean energy shift is simultaneously opening doors for Chinese manufacturers.
As blazes scorch French countryside, Marine Le Pen’s party is framing the crisis as proof of state failure — turning natural disaster into electoral opportunity.
As Romania’s political crisis deepens and snap elections become increasingly likely, hard-right AUR leader George Simion is positioning himself to capitalise on widespread voter frustration with the country’s mainstream parties.
Wildfires in France and Spain have displaced over 300,000 people and strained national emergency services, putting Europe’s collective disaster response mechanisms under intense scrutiny.
A week on from Spain’s World Cup final victory over Argentina, fact-checkers and digital analysts are tracking a sustained wave of conspiracy theories and false claims spreading across major social media platforms.
A Canadian national of Chinese origin working as an intern at NATO has been arrested on suspicion of spying for a foreign power, raising fresh concerns about security vetting procedures at the alliance.
Kremlin envoy Kirill Dimitriev has renewed an allegation that Boris Johnson was bribed to sabotage Ukraine peace talks — a claim fact-checkers say remains entirely without credible evidence.
The US Trade Representative has warned that the EU’s €890 million fine against Google under the Digital Markets Act risks derailing ongoing transatlantic trade negotiations, calling it a source of ‘massive uncertainty’ for American exporters.
Ireland has taken the helm of the rotating EU Council presidency, facing a packed agenda that includes migration, competitiveness, and institutional reform at a pivotal moment for the bloc.
At least fifteen people were injured after two trams collided on Rotterdam’s iconic Erasmus Bridge, with social media footage capturing the moment of impact and emergency services responding swiftly to the scene.