The best hotels around the world have just been named by Travel + Leisure – and a property set in a 900-year-old 5,000-acre estate in the heart of Tuscany took the top spot in Europe. Castiglion del Bosco, a......
A draft document shows that the EU wants to allow the exclusion of foreign companies that pose security risks from its public procurement market, with particular worries about data transfers and weaponisation of the bloc's dependencies on tech and minerals....
With powerful nations rolling back climate protections and temperatures soaring ever closer to dangerous thresholds, it's hard not to feel worried about the state of the planet. As green journalists, climate......
Published on 09/07/2026 - 11:07 GMT+2 Three months after their record-breaking flight around the Moon, the Artemis II astronauts were reunited with their Orion spacecraft......
Key events2m agoGreat Britain’s grid operator issues another warning over power supplies in heatwave7m agoMorning opening: It's hot, againGreat Britain’s grid operator issues another warning over power......
When people think of a luxury destination by the sea, the image that usually springs to mind is the Maldives: turquoise waters, white-sand beaches and villas perched above the ocean. Saudi Arabia wants to tap......
In today's newsletter: Europeans leave the NATO summit with loaded guns plus strong statements from US President Donald Trump, EU ambassadors may go into overdrive over the 21st package of sanctions against Russia, and a European Parliament vote is set to rile up the political right....
As Europe braces for hotter summers, cities are reopening rivers once written off as polluted waterways. From Paris to Copenhagen, local authorities are investing in cleaner, swimmable rivers to adapt to rising temperatures and meet citizens' needs....
Good morning. Slowly, then all at once, Europe has realised that it can no longer rely on the United States for protection. For generations of western Europeans, the US has been the ultimate guarantor of......
House prices and rents continued to rise across the EU in early 2026. This comes as households spent almost one fifth (18.9%) of their disposable income on housing in 2025. In some countries, that share......
By far the most common jellyfish species in our waters in the Baltic and North Sea is the moon jellyfish (Aurelia aurita). It appears mainly in summer and early autumn and in some years can be seen in large......
New excavations at Marina El Alamein, ancient Leukaspis, reveal 18 Ptolemaic and Roman tombs with rare amulets and gold sheets used in “golden tongue” rites, enriching Mediterranean archaeology.
Tough talks on the EU’s next long-term budget, Ukraine’s push for EU accession and skyrocketing fertiliser costs are putting European farmers under the political spotlight once more. Can the EU continue to appease them as it shifts its focus to defence and global trade? MEPs debate on The Ring....
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) confirms growth of 0.5% for Italy both this year and in 2027. The figures are set out in the World Economic Outlook published on Wednesday. They are "modest but expected"......
Marine Le Pen’s run for the French presidency is not good news for opponents of the National Rally. According to several centrist and left-wing members of the European Parliament contacted by Euronews, the......
Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be executed in Britain, will receive a conditional pardon in recognition of a "profound injustice," Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy announced in parliament on Wednesday, after......
A narrowed-down version of the ban on Russian combatants, limited to short-stay visas and those who fought directly, landed on the table of EU ambassadors meeting on Wednesday after France and Italy pushed back on the measure....
"We no longer want to do any kind of business with Spain. I would like that to stop. Spain is a terrible partner in NATO. They do not take part, they do not pay. I do not want anything to do with Spain. Cut......
The US president has again threatened to sever trade ties with his Iberian partners, whose exports to the United States make up under 5% of their trade balance. Can Trump go further than tariffs?
Published on 08/07/2026 - 10:11 GMT+2 San Miguel de Allende in Mexico has just been named the best city in the world by Travel + Leisure. Following votes from 207,000......
