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.
The US Defence Secretary has signalled that Iran’s capabilities have been diminished, but declined to offer any end date for hostilities as the administration pursues tens of billions in congressional funding.
The institution is granting controlled access to models from OpenAI, Meta, Anthropic and Mistral, seeking to channel the growing and largely unsupervised adoption of artificial intelligence among MEPs and their staff.
Kash Patel is reportedly preparing to travel to Russia for talks, raising questions about Washington’s intelligence diplomacy at a critical moment in the Ukraine conflict.
POLITICO Europe’s long-running podcast reached its 100th episode with a live audience recording and exclusive Q&A, timed to coincide with Belgium’s National Day on July 21.