Samsung Electronics has forecast a nineteen-fold leap in quarterly profit, its third record quarter in a row, yet investors responded by wiping more than $100 billion (€87.5bn) off the company's value amid doubts over how long the AI-driven memory boom can last.
As the Netherlands announced an extra €3 billion euros new spending at the NATO summit in Ankara, Dutch Defence Minister Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius tells Europe Today that extra pressure will be applied to NATO allies not stepping up on defence.
More than 260,000 Ukrainians of fighting age are living in Germany. As Kyiv and Berlin discuss ways to encourage their return, the question is: would they go back?
Belgium ended the United States' World Cup campaign with a 4-1 victory in Seattle, booking a place in the quarter-finals.
Rehearsals for Tosca at Austria's St Margarethen Quarry are underway, opening an evocative journey into Puccini's Rome, where light and shadow meet faith and revolution.
Hundreds of Argentina supporters gathered in Atlanta for a traditional banderazo rally ahead of their World Cup last-16 match against Egypt.
Beyond just the heat, Monday's third stage from Granollers in Spain, over the border into Les Angles in France, was threatened by wildfires which had broken out around 70km from the finish.
Planning a swim this summer? Chances are you'll be diving into clean water. A new European Environment Agency report shows that 96 percent of monitored bathing sites across the EU meet minimum health standards, with nearly 85 percent rated "excellent". But why are some swimming
The first San Fermin 2026 bull run takes place in Pamplona as runners race six bulls through the streets during the famous 'encierro'.
Macron had entered the presidential palace to meet Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa when the explosions happened near the Four Seasons Hotel.
As Germany moves to clamp down on what the government sees as too many people taking sick leave, how do sick leave pay and medical certificate rules compare across Europe?
The European Commission welcomes the inauguration of the electricity interconnection between Spain and Portugal. The commissioning of this new new infrastructure project between northern Portugal and Galicia in North-West Spain marks a key energy milestone. The project
The British singer Lauren Bennett, who sang on the 2011 electronic dance hit 'Party Rock Anthem' has died at the age of 37.
From London to Zagreb, the 2026 Top Pizza Europa awards reveal the best places to eat pizza. While Italy will always take the pizza crown, here’s what’s on the menu across the rest of the continent.
A giant Lego FIFA World Cup trophy built from 1.36 million bricks is unveiled at Rockefeller Plaza in New York by Cafu and designer Christophe Vietti.
The Egyptian president renewed Cairo's call for an independent Palestinian state during the inauguration of the country's new Strategic Command Headquarters, known as the Octagon.
If you hold a non-EU passport, Brussels has a brand-new welcome package for your next European holiday. The Entry/Exit System was designed to log your face and fingerprints in around 70 seconds to catch overstayers. But the system isn't working as intended.
Following the operation of the Market Stability Reserve (MSR), which results in 190,494 202 allowances being placed in the MSR for the September 2026 – August 2027 period, the European Energy Exchange (EEX) will publish the revised 2026 and the new 2027 auction calendars for
In this newsletter: 32 North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) members meet for an annual summit in the Turkish capital aiming to keep Trump onside, and a French appeals court will offer a decisive ruling for presidential hopeful Marine Le Pen.
Wong rose to prominence in Hong Kong in 2012 as a high school student leading protests against the introduction of national education in the city's schools.
On 4 and 5 July, Mediterranean Commissioner Dubravka Šuica was in Cairo, Egypt, to participate in the 10th Speakers' Summit of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (PA-UfM). The Summit brought together the elected representatives and senior officials
NATO leaders are gathering for a two-day summit in Ankara under pressure from Trump to increase defence spending. In France, Marine Le Pen will find out today whether she can run for the French presidency next year as a Paris appeals court decides whether to uphold her
The European Commission is seeking feedback in view of a possible targeted amendment of the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF). The objective is to make the fund simpler, more flexible and easier to implement while implementing also in EU law the WTO
The legislation has been dubbed "chat control" by its critics, due to its privacy implications, particularly on end-to-end encrypted communications.
On 3 July 2026, the European Commission proposed five new large-scale projects, known as the European Defence Projects of Common Interest (EDPCIs), to help EU countries strengthen their defence capabilities by developing key military systems together. The industrial projects
Scientists warn the intensity and frequency of global extreme weather events will increase as the planet continues to heat up because of fossil fuel emissions.
Belgium's Nicolas Raskin says Fifa's decision to allow US striker Folarin Balogun to play against them fired them up for the last-16 tie in Seattle.
A new study projects infertility among women will reach nearly 80 million cases in the next decade globally —an almost 1,5-fold increase compared to 2023— driven largely by delayed motherhood.
Record heat and climate change are creating more frequent and severe droughts.
The IMF expects the eurozone to grow by little more than 1% a year through 2031. Yet some of Europe's fastest growth is forecast in smaller economies, with war-hit Ukraine among the countries expected to outpace the eurozone by more than two to one.
If the Paris Court of Appeal upholds Marine Le Pen's five-year ban from public office, the National Rally figurehead's long-held presidential ambitions would effectively be over.
The trails are systematically maintained and cleared, thanks to the ongoing efforts of the Andros Routes volunteer team.
Bosnia and Herzegovina's EU ambassador warns that cutting Western Balkans funding over stalled reforms risks turning accession into a competition and fuelling anti-EU sentiment ahead of October elections.
NATO's critical infrastructure is subject to ongoing cyberattacks. Only 13 percent of cloud usage in defense is handled by European service providers. Market concentration and legislation in the USA are becoming a means of exerting pressure. Stuttgart, July 6, 2026 Up-to-date
The Ukrainian president will use the Nato meeting in Turkey to argue he needs more interceptor missiles.
“Through your recklessness and your brazen racism, the entire world has already forgotten the journey and the historic effort that your players accomplished during this World Cup,” Mbappé wrote on X.
Located in Munich’s vibrant Westend neighbourhood, the design-led boutique hotel has 281 rooms, three bars, and a Japanese restaurant.
The European Anti-Fraud Office uncovered a trafficking route used to distribute counterfeit condoms in Europe, putting the sexual health of thousands of Europeans at risk.
Iranian state television said a liquified natural gas tanker came under attack Tuesday in the Strait of Hormuz off Oman after ignoring warnings, implying Tehran carried out the assault on a tanker it said was carrying natural gas from Qatar.
Macron will meet with Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa at the presidential palace and “engage directly with diverse Syrian people,” his office said.
USA star forward Folarin Balogun, whose one-game red-card suspension was controversially lifted by FIFA, ultimately played a forgettable role in the 4-1 loss against Belgium. Earlier, Spain took out Portugal 1-0.
Former prisoners accuse the men of abuse in detention centres and want to see them brought to trial.
BBC Sport looks at the end of Cristiano Ronaldo's World Cup career as he fails to win football's biggest prize.
After 10 years as Fifa president, could the Folarin Balogun controversy tip the balance against Gianni Infantino? Don't bet on it.
She has tasted defeat before, but if the appeal court bars her from running in the 2027 presidential election, it could end her political career.
Now president of National Rally, Bardella could become the party's candidate for next year's presidential election if Marine Le Pen is barred.
France forward Kylian Mbappe condemns a Paraguayan senator as "despicable" and unworthy of her position after she made a number of racist remarks mocking his origin and education.
Artists create large sand sculptures of marine life on Rab island in Croatia during the Festival of Sand Sculptures, turning the beach into a temporary exhibition.
Interpol says the vast majority of the 2,070 victims or potential victims identified were women being trafficked for sex.
Two former Syrian officials went on trial in Vienna, Austria, accused of crimes against opponents of former Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad
