Europe Today
Top stories from across Europe: breaking news, analysis and what matters today.
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Hundreds escape Greek wildfire by sea as blazes continue across Europe
Around 500 people, mostly tourists, are evacuated by boat from Agios Vasileios after becoming trapped.
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US White House weaponises Spain's Ceuta crisis for midterm elections
US President Donald Trump and his top aides are using the recent mass crossing of migrants into Spain’s Ceuta territory to frame d…
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Chilean mummy DNA confirms Europe brought smallpox to Americas
Genetic evidence recovered from Chilean remains provides the first definitive proof that European colonisation introduced smallpox…
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Barack Obama pays tribute to Irish musician Glen Hansard in his summer 2026 playlist
Barack Obama continues his longstanding tradition of sharing his music (and literature) picks for the summer - and has paid tribut…
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Cosplayers perform and pose at ChinaJoy gaming festival
Cosplayers in elaborate costumes gather at ChinaJoy in Shanghai, where gaming fans meet characters inspired by popular video games…
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Poland's Miss Supranational challenges global beauty pageant duopoly
The crowning of the Miss Supranational winner in Poland highlights the rise of a European challenger pulling national franchises a…
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Spain returns 48,000 migrants to Morocco after mass Ceuta border breach
The rapid deportation of tens of thousands of people highlights the fragility of Europe's external borders and the diplomatic leve…
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France deploys tax relief as wildfires hit 14,500 businesses
Devastating summer wildfires have forced 130,000 workers offline in southwestern France, prompting the government to roll out tax …
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Daughter of UK couple killed in Spanish wildfire demands probe into late evacuation
Danielle Kirton says her parents obeyed every instruction before dying in a Bédar blaze, and is pressing the UK foreign secretary …
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Sweden to fund free chickenpox vaccines for children from 2027
Sweden is adding a free chickenpox vaccine to its national child immunisation programme, a 43 million kronor annual investment aim…
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Spain returns 48,000 migrants to Morocco as EU allies threaten Schengen
Madrid has forced tens of thousands of migrants back across the Moroccan border, but the sudden influx has sparked a diplomatic cr…
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Italy and allies demand Spain's Schengen suspension after Ceuta migrant surge
Three EU governments have demanded Spain's expulsion from the border-free Schengen area following a massive migrant influx into Ce…
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Italy's synchronized summer exodus halts urban business and strains transport networks
The annual migration of the Italian workforce to coastal and mountain regions creates severe logistical bottlenecks while masking …
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Norway urges border action as Ceuta migrant influx strains Schengen
A sudden influx of 60,000 migrants into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta has sparked demands for emergency border controls a…
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Ceuta influx of 60,000 migrants strains Schengen as Spain deploys troops
A false rumour that Spain's North African border was open drew tens of thousands toward Ceuta, killing at least 34 people and trig…
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European national teams threaten World Cup boycott over FIFA privatisation
Europe's football federations have warned they will walk away from the tournament if Gianni Infantino presses ahead with selling a…
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Swedish Court Convicts Military Consultant of Espionage for Russia
A former army computer consultant has been convicted of attempting to sell state secrets to Russian intelligence, underscoring the…
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Private firms join universities to develop tech for submerged Roman city
Academic institutions and private companies are partnering to build new technologies to explore and preserve a sunken Roman therma…
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Poland bans primary school smartphones amid wider digital crackdown
Poland has prohibited smartphone use in primary schools as part of a broader legislative push to regulate minors' digital consumpt…
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Spain's PM blames trafficking mafia for ongoing Ceuta migrant crisis
Spain's Pedro Sanchez criticised a sudden arrival of around 40,000 migrants from Morocco to the north African enclave Ceuta as "an…
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Ceuta migrant surge prompts Danish bid to suspend Spain from Schengen
A sudden influx of 60,000 people into Spain's Ceuta enclave has prompted Denmark to demand Spain's suspension from the Schengen zo…
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Cyprus: 44-year-old accused of spying on British base for Iran
The man, a dual British and Azerbaijani national, is being held in Cyprus while extradition proceedings are underway. It is the fi…
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Migration Agency: Don’t apply for civics test without proof of Swedish skills
The Swedish Migration Agency has been instructing people invited to take the new civics test for citizenship not to apply if they …
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'New reality': Swiss lawmakers warm up to easing of air conditioning rules
As you know by now, getting permission to purchase a fixed AC unit for a private home is a real headache in Switzerland. But some …